- Botanical Name: Rhaphidophora cryptantha
- Common Names: Shingle Plant
- Description: Rhaphidophora cryptantha is a rare, evergreen, tropical, shingling climber native to Papua New Guinea. Lae Botanic Garden first cultivated it, and it isn’t clear if this is the actual native habitat. Some sources place the native habitat as Southeast Asia and African tropics. This plant is in high demand, and many plant collectors value its shingling growing habits and lovely foliage – it has beautiful, heart-shaped velvety green or dark green leaves with silvery green markings along the veins. When growing, the leaves press or lie flat on the climbing surface, resembling roofing shingles instead of fanning or growing outwards like most climbers.
Shipping Details
Thirsty Leaves ships anywhere in the continental US. We ship year-round, even during the winter, with only minor exceptions for extreme weather cases. We will generally process your order for shipment in 1 to 2 business days from the time it was placed. Then once shipped, the order arrives within 4 business days. We charge $3 shipping costs for orders below $40.
In wintertime we will include a heath-pack in the packaging to esure a healthy delivery of your plant.
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