| General Description | A large, non-climbing, semi-woody shrub.
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| ID Characteristic | A tropical plant grown as a houseplant in temperate climates.
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| Shape | Loosely rambling and epiphytic in nature.
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| Landscape | Indoor plant.
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| Propagation | Stem cuttings.
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| Cultivation | Grow in moist, fertile, and well-drained soils in part shade. Avoid full direct sun which often causes the leaves to scorch. Best in sun dappled conditions or in part shade featuring morning sun and afternoon shade.
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| Pests | Aphids, spider mites, mealybugs and scale. Leaf spots may occur. Root rot in overly moist soils.
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| Bark/Stem Description | In its native habitat, it will mature to 4.5 m tall with a trunk-like stem to 15 cm in diameter, but as an indoor container plant will typically grow much smaller.
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| Leaf Description | Huge, glossy, wavy-margined, deeply-dissected evergreen leaves to 1 m long.
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| Flower Description | White flowers bloom in an upright spadix which is enclosed by a purplish red spathe.
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