| Description | A very easy to grow long lived foliage plant that thrives in the lower light areas of the house. One of the best plants for producing ornamental flowers in the lower light. |
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| Pronunciation | (spath-i-FILE-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | low-moderate, needs moderate light to produce flowers. |
| Moisture | This plant is one of the real wilters. If it becomes to dry it will flop right over the side of the pot. Need not to worry, just give it some water and it will pop right back. |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | These plants are one of the best to produce an ornamental flower in the lower light levels. The flower is called a spathe. This consists of a cupped hand like leaf (spathe), with a pine cone looking center (spadix). |
| Leaves | green, clumping |
| Dimensions | medium size plants |
| Maintenance | Removal of the yellow leaves that will form and division when it becomes pot bound. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Panama, Costa Rica |
| Author's Notes | These are one of the easiest plants to grow. A friend of mine says he has had a plant for over 12 years (2001) and it flowers for him every year. A commonly used plant in the interior of commercial buildings. |
| Notes & Reference | #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen,) #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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