Rhaphidophora hayi

Shingle plant

A slender shingling climber from very wet lowland rainforest in north-east Queensland and New Guinea, whose asymmetric, oil-dotted leaves (10–23 cm long) press flat against tree trunks like overlapping tiles. Adult plants carry orange to apricot spathes. In cultivation it wants a flat vertical surface to climb, warm, humid air and steady moisture.

Rhaphidophora hayi — Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It grows in well-developed, very wet lowland rainforest, climbing tree trunks and other surfaces close to the ground, often near streams, as at Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation. The leaves are held tight against the support and the stem roots along its length.

In Queensland from near sea level to about 250 m.

Queensland (north-east, Wet Tropics)New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon Islands

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.