About this asset

This Revit family represents a Rhoeo spathacea plant, featuring distinctive bi-colour foliage for detailed landscape and interior BIM models. The Rhoeo spathacea, commonly known as Moses-in-the-cradle, is rendered here as a compact, star-shaped ornamental plant. Its physical form is defined by a dense cluster of lance-shaped leaves radiating from a central point. The visual character is provided by the striking contrast between the vibrant green upper leaf surfaces and the deep purple underside, a hallmark of the species. The geometry is simplified for efficient BIM performance while maintaining the characteristic silhouette of the tropical plant, making it suitable for both architectural visualisation and planting schedules in Revit projects.

The download is a 625 KB file containing a Revit family (.rfa). Load it into a project from the Insert tab with Load Family, then place it like any other component of its category; it schedules and tags with the rest of your model.

In Revit, this RFA file acts as a standard planting component. Users can load the family into the project environment and place it within planting beds, containers, or interior feature zones. Because it is a native Revit family, it can be manipulated using standard instance properties for rotation and elevation. For high-quality rendering, ensure that the material definitions are mapped to appropriate botanical textures to capture the depth of the leaf colours in your final walkthrough or static perspective shots.

This asset is essential for architects and landscape designers working on residential, hospitality, or commercial projects requiring accurate tropical vegetation. It is ideal for populating internal courtyards, lobby planters, or external landscape designs where a splash of colour is required. Professionals searching for 'ornamental indoor plants', 'tropical landscape Revit families', or 'low-maintenance planting blocks' will find this specific species useful for filling out planting plans and site documentation during the schematic design and construction documentation phases of a project.