| Description | A finicky plant that is rather hard to keep alive. Subject to frequent plant-tantrums. |
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| Pronunciation | (dizzy-GOTH-ee-kah)(ell-ee-gahn-TIS-ee-mah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | bright but not direct with a minimum of 150 foot-candles |
| Moisture | evenly moist, needs high humidity |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house plus, 60-70 degrees plus, below 60 degrees is not a good idea |
| Leaves | The leaves are palmately compound and very narrow. Young leaves are bronze turning to greenish brown and petioles are mottled with white. Leaves on older plants are broader and more leathery. |
| Stems | will become woody |
| Dimensions | In its native sites it can reach 20 feet, much smaller in the interior of buildings. |
| Maintenance | picking up the dead leaves |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings, air layering |
| Native Site | Native to New Hebrides, an area just north of New Zealand. |
| Author's Notes | When we grow this plant in the greenhouseit is rather easy, but when moved into the house it becomes a bit more difficult. Put the pot on a pebbled lined try for humidity and provide with a warm, site or else it will have a major plant-tantrum. |
| Notes & Reference | #17-The World of House Plants (Elvin McDonald) #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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