Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux





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Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~30–50% dry
Substrate
Airy + fast-draining • Light moisture buffer • Bark-based • Medium-chunky
Temperature
Ideal: 18–27 °C • Avoid below: 15 °C
Humidity
Moist 50–60 %
Growth habit
Climbing hemiepiphytic herbaceous perennial.
Support
recommended
Growth speed
High
Max size indoors
Max. height with support: 300 cm • Max. spread: 100 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Native from Arunachal Pradesh, southern Nansei Islands, Peninsula Thailand to Malesia and western Pacific
Outdoor growing
Outside from 15 °C · sheltered spot
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott is a large, pachycaul liane that can reach 20 m in habitat. Seedlings start as a non-skototropic, tightly shingling climber; with height and age, foliage enlarges and shifts to impressive free blades that range from entire to deeply divided forms. This dramatic juvenile-to-adult transition makes R. korthalsii a standout for collectors seeking living architecture.
Araceae; authored by H. W. Schott. Genus name Rhaphidophora derives from Greek rhaphis or rhaphidos (needle) and phero (I bear), referencing conspicuous, needle-like unicellular trichosclereids present in tissues.
Native to Malesia and adjacent Southeast Asia: southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Grows in lowland to hill dipterocarp forest, ascending trunks and boulders in humid, bright shade with year-round warmth and moisture.
As with many Araceae, tissues contain insoluble calcium oxalates. Avoid ingestion; keep away from pets and children.
Grow a true transformation piece – from tight shingling juvenile to bold, divided adult foliage. Rhaphidophora korthalsii rewards height, light, and patience with show-stopping architecture. Add to Cart and build a statement aroid display.
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