Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight' Tricolour

A tricolour colour break of Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight', with very few sold listings on record. Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight' Tricolour shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight Variegated' (thick, elongated lanceolate leaves on climbing with aerial roots, compact upright when supported growth), with three distinct tones on a single leaf: the moonlight cultivar's own silver-green base, plus cream-white and soft pink sectors.

Native range

Tricolour colour-break cultivar of Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight Variegated', Peninsula Malaysia, Borneo, and Java; variegated collector form in cultivation

Classification

Genus

Scindapsus

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing vine

Form of

Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight Variegated'

Morphology

Leaf shape

Thick, elongated lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip.

Leaf length

15-25 cm

Leaf width

6-10 cm

Petiole colour

Green, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Subtle parallel venation

Texture

Thick, leathery, matte silver overlay

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. three-tone (silver-green, cream-white, pink) sectoral variegation, a further break beyond both plain Moonlight Variegated and the AlboVariegation featuring stark white patches or sectors, which completely lack chlorophyll. Moonlight break

Growth habit

Climbing with aerial roots, compact upright when supported