Scientific Name:
Gibasis geniculata
Pronunciation:
gib-AY-sis gen-ik-yoo-LAH-tuh
Common Name:
Tahitian bridal veil
Family Name:
Commelinaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stems trailing with jointed appearance; leaves ovate, appearing sessile due to sheathing petioles; flowers about 5mm wide with white petals and hairy anther filaments.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Mounded, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Origin:
Caribbean Island, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Purple undersides.
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings
Light Level:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot (Drought tolerant)
