Homalocladium platycladum
Tapeworm Plant
Tapeworm Plant is an evergreen shrub with flattened, jointed, green stems and arrow-shaped leaves with both spreading and climbing tendencies. It grows in well-drained soil that is moist in full sun. It grows 1.3m high and 1m wide. Leaves are dark green, elongated, flattened, alternately arranged, flattened stems resembling tapeworms - hence its nickname "Tapeworm Plant". It produces small flowers, white to light pink. and blooms from early to late spring.
Contributed by @obsidian900
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Tapeworm Plant
Latin name
Homalocladium platycladum
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Polygonaceae
ph
5.5 - 6.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.30 M
Homalocladium platycladum
Tapeworm Plant is an evergreen shrub with flattened, jointed, green stems and arrow-shaped leaves with both spreading and climbing tendencies. It grows in well-drained soil that is moist in full sun. It grows 1.3m high and 1m wide. Leaves are dark green, elongated, flattened, alternately arranged, flattened stems resembling tapeworms - hence its nickname "Tapeworm Plant". It produces small flowers, white to light pink. and blooms from early to late spring.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant young plants in spring in well-drained soil that is moist and in full sun. It also grows well in sandy loam to clayey soil with pH 5.5 to 6. Will tolerate some shade, heat and humidity.
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