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How to Quarantine New Rare Plants

The simple, stress-free, and essential quarantine system for protecting your exotic collection. Keeping rare aroids healthy starts long before you add them to your shelves. Proper quarantine protects your entire...

How to Quarantine New Rare Plants

The simple, stress-free, and essential quarantine system for protecting your exotic collection. Keeping rare aroids healthy starts long before you add them to your shelves. Proper quarantine protects your entire...

Alocasia Silver Dragon

A compact jewel Alocasia with silvery plating, deep green venation, and a sculpted, dragon-scale texture that makes it one of the most striking small aroids available. The Alocasia Silver Dragon...

Alocasia Silver Dragon

A compact jewel Alocasia with silvery plating, deep green venation, and a sculpted, dragon-scale texture that makes it one of the most striking small aroids available. The Alocasia Silver Dragon...

Alocasia Maharani vs. Alocasia Reginula: The Ul...

Alocasia Maharani and Alocasia Reginula (‘Black Velvet’) are two of the most recognisable jewel Alocasias—and two species that new collectors frequently confuse. Both are compact, both have thick textured foliage,...

Alocasia Maharani vs. Alocasia Reginula: The Ul...

Alocasia Maharani and Alocasia Reginula (‘Black Velvet’) are two of the most recognisable jewel Alocasias—and two species that new collectors frequently confuse. Both are compact, both have thick textured foliage,...

Anthracite Jewel Alocasia

Dark, metallic foliage with sculpted texture — a compact Alocasia that thrives with consistency and rhythm. The Anthracite Jewel Alocasia is a striking member of the Jewel Alocasia group, known...

Anthracite Jewel Alocasia

Dark, metallic foliage with sculpted texture — a compact Alocasia that thrives with consistency and rhythm. The Anthracite Jewel Alocasia is a striking member of the Jewel Alocasia group, known...

Philodendron Gloriosum: The Velvet-Crawling Ico...

Philodendron Gloriosum is one of the most recognisable plants in the rare aroid world—an oversized velvet heartleaf with bright white veins, slow luxurious growth, and a distinctive crawling habit. Unlike...

Philodendron Gloriosum: The Velvet-Crawling Ico...

Philodendron Gloriosum is one of the most recognisable plants in the rare aroid world—an oversized velvet heartleaf with bright white veins, slow luxurious growth, and a distinctive crawling habit. Unlike...

Philodendron Melanochrysum

Velvety, elongated leaves with golden shimmer — a collector favourite that thrives under the right balance of light, humidity, and support. The Philodendron Melanochrysum, often called “Melano,” is one of...

Philodendron Melanochrysum

Velvety, elongated leaves with golden shimmer — a collector favourite that thrives under the right balance of light, humidity, and support. The Philodendron Melanochrysum, often called “Melano,” is one of...