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The plant commonly called Alocasia rugos is correctly Alocasia melo A.Hay, P.C.Boyce & K.M.Wong. The name "rugosa" for this plant should be...
Some of you know that I love to chase down the sources of horticultural beliefs. If you have ever spent time on any plant forum you know the...
This is an open invitation to attend the International Aroid Society Show and Sale, Miami, FL. September 18 and 19. The annual IAS show and...
I just received an email from Enid at Natural Selections Exotics in Fort Lauderdale. Her web address has been stolen by a porn site and she will...
Many gardeners and house plant lovers grow Philodendron, Anthurium, Caladium, Spathiphyllum, Alocasia, Colocasia, Amorphophallus along with many...
There are several types of leaf vernation when a new leaf first emerges. Vernation is simply the way a new leaf blade is rolled or folded as it...
Information from aroid botanist David Scherberich in France as well as Leland Miyano in Hawaii indicates there is a bad Anthurium blight spreading...
I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the traffic for my Exotic Rainforest site in 2009. Since the site went on-line on December...
I posted this recently in response to a question asking why a "Peace Lily" isn't blooming but thought some that love to grow Anthurium and...
Just a little opinion poll. I've found at least 10 websites (some quite "official") that state the "tree" Philodendron such as Philodendron...
Australian Alistair Hay is one of the two top aroid botanists having completed extensive work on the genus Alocasia. In this note reprinted from...
I have found a few posts on UBC regarding Alocasia Amazonica and due to the email questions I personally receive feel the facts about this plant...
Some people just don't believe tropical plants should be watered in the winter. The atrium looked pretty good today so I thought I'd share the...
I'm trying to find good photos of the species Philodendron variifolium from Peru. The plant I'm seeking isn't the commonly sold tissue cultured...
If you read the responses to folks requesting advice on how to care for plants that are native to the rain forests of the world there will almost...
Just a reminder that if you grow tropical plants and live in Oklahoma, southwestern Missouri, north Texas, western Arkansas, southern Kansas,...
Collectors often call the support for any single leaf a "stem" Although I doubt this post will change the use of the term, the petiole is...
Have questions about Philodendron, Anthurium, Caladium, Amorphophallus, Colocasia, Xanthosoma, Alocasia or any of the other aroid genera or 3300...
On page 50 in his 1978 article published in the scientific journal Aroideana entitled The Genera of Araceae in the Northern Andes by Dr. Michael...
There are few honors given to those that love plants greater than having a living plant species named in your honor. I am more than pleased to...