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Variegated tropical plant from Venezuela

17 years ago

I don't have a camera available right now. I hope someone can help me find a name for this plant from my description.

It has a somewhat vining habit and likes really wet conditions. It has variegated arrowhead shaped leaves about 6" long. I think the name begins with neph....but I'm lost after that. I've seen them in Wal-Mart recently but they don't say anything past "tropical foliage plant."

Can someone please help me identify this? Thanks in advance.

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mogardener
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17 years ago
Never mind. I went to the house plants forum and someone had posted a picture of it which another poster identified. Thanks anyway.

It's a Nephthytis so I wasn't off by much.
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