Alan , very impressive , now you just have to get it established on a suitable mount . With three stems , you could try 3 different types .. cork , hardwood , and coir maybe ??? Good growing .

I have one growing over a rock. They are lots of fun.

Hi
Is this one of those species often called "shingle plants"
Many years ago there was a nursery in Boynton Beach .Among the many botanical wonders he had growing was
a " New Guinea shingle plant" The remarkable thing about it was the leaves were red with black stripes .Overlapped much like shingles on a roof . The effect was breathtaking lol. Unfortuneately , I never got any info . Feel certain it was a Rhaphidophora but have never found it . I want one for my new seep wall but all I can find are the green types. Anyone know about this??? gary

A rock? How big are the leaves?

The white stems are now not quite as green as the rest of the stems, but they're getting there; no further growth that I can see, though. I'm wondering if the growing tips have been damaged, which would slow things down a bit.

I've only just learned about shingle plants myself, so I'm not familiar with all the different species. Haven't come across one with black-striped red leaves; I'd remember that!

Cheers,

Alan

I have a few species of Rhaphidophora that don't shingle: hongkongensis, which will adhere to the mount but the leaves don't really overlap, pachyphylla which has tiny leaves and does the same, decursiva which looks like a big weird philodendron, and tetrasperma (also called climbing dwarf monstera 'Ginny').

The ones that I have that truly shingle are korthalsii and cryptantha.

The only other species of plant that I am aware of that you can actually buy at times if you are lucky enough to stumble into them somewhere from a collector are the Marcgravias.

Bihai
Thanks for that info. At least I have some idea what to look for. The red and black form I saw was so striking .He had it growing up a modified trellis along with about a dozen other species of plants. In his younger days he had done some collecting on his own in New Guinea. He had a bunch of stuff I've never seen anywhere else.
Unfortuneately he passed away. They put condos on his GH and his kids sold the business .
Sure wish I'd asked him the latin name ,
Thanks again gary

This is my R. korthalsii. Its been on this totem for a while now (over a year). I has made a side branch or 2 that are going over directly onto the wall of the greenhouse
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I recently got one of this amazing plant.

Lucky you. I'd like to get one but have never seen them anywhere in nurseries.

This is the first time I saw this plant. The nursery at that time have 3 cutting, I bought the biggest one .