SCINDAPSUS TREUBII 'MOONLIGHT'
CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:
Thick, heart-shaped, dark green leaves overlaid with a silvery sheen on the upper surface, on a plant that grows more slowly than most other Scindapsus in cultivation.¹,² Steve's Leaves describes succulent leaves brushed with shimmering sterling silver; JOMO Studio milky green leaves with a central dark green vein and dark edging; and Moody Blooms thick oval leaves whose silver increases with the health of the plant.⁵,⁶,⁷
NOTES:
STATUS - A market name. Not yet accepted by the International Aroid Society. As of September 2026 the IAS Aroid Cultivar Registry holds no record of this name at all - neither accepted nor declined - and there is no plant patent. The name is recorded from nursery and trade sources and is not validly established.
1. The first Scindapsus treubii to be sold as a houseplant, according to the care site OurHouseplants; the wild species is a plant of uniform deep green leaves, only the juveniles sometimes gray-banded.³,⁴
2. Costa Farms calls 'Platinum' and 'Moonlight' cousins, both silver-leaved but different in look and texture.⁸
REFERENCES:
1. North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: Scindapsus treubii
2. Costa Farms plant finder: Scindapsus
3. OurHouseplants: Scindapsus treubii Moonlight and Dark Form
5. Steve's Leaves: Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight'
6. JOMO Studio: The difference between Scindapsus varieties
7. Moody Blooms: Scindapsus varieties
8. Costa Farms plant finder: Platinum Scindapsus
Additional photo by Brittany Goldwyn