| Description | A tough plant for the moderate to bright areas of your house. The name Swedish does not coincide with the botanical reality of this plant. It is native to Australia and the surrounding Pacific Islands. It is also not a true Ivy. Go figure? |
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| Pronunciation | (plec-TRAN-thus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | direct, moderate to bright |
| Moisture | average, evenly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | small white, purple veined flowers on short spikes, can get a little messy when petals drop |
| Leaves | metallic, crenate margin,green and waxy. |
| Stems | stems cascade over the side of a pot, becomes brittle with age. |
| Dimensions | easily fills a 12" pot and has reached over 30" in our greenhouses |
| Maintenance | pinched to maintain shape |
| Propagation | It roots easily from cuttings. When taking the cuttings use a pair of scissors or pruning shears. The cut stems can turn your fingers orange. |
| Native Site | Australia, Pacific Islands |
| Author's Notes | Every year when we do cuttings of this plant, I don't tell the students about the orange stain. After taking a few cuttings their fingertips look like they have been eating cheese curls. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf) |
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