reg, is a species of the Araceae family. This plant has an unusual leaf pattern, and includes plants that are difficult to find. This plant is often referred to as “Mickey Mouse Taro”. Xanthosoma albomarginata has an irregular pattern of leaf patterns, first appearing yellow and then light gray green. On the surface of the…

Cyrtosperm Cyrtosperma, is a genus in the family Araceae. The genus underwent taxonomic changes in the 1980s, and is endemic to Asia and the Pacific islands. This plant is known as “Giant Swamp Taro”. The genus Cyrtosperma is a unique plant, because it generally has thorny stems and is harder than other Araceae families. The…

Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum ‘Illustris’ Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum ‘Illustris’, is a variant of Colocasia esculenta, which lives in tropical Asia. This “Illustris” has purple-black leaves with eye-popping green leaf veins and violet petioles which is native to Asia and the Polynesian region. The flowers on this plant are mildly fragrant with large cream-yellow spathes,…

Colocasia esculenta, is a broad-leaved plant that grows in the tropics of the Araceae family.This plant usually has a leaf length of 40 cm, but where it likes it, the leaf size can grow even longer and wider. The leaves are bright green, sometimes dark green,The name “esculenta” from Latin means “to eat”. In some…