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Rare Aroids

Collector gems such as Alocasia Dragon Scale, Anthuriums, and more.

Explore the jewels of the plant world. From velvet-leaved Anthuriums to iridescent Alocasia, these plants demand attention and specific care to thrive indoors.

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Alocasia Jacklyn

Alocasia ‘Jacklyn’, also sold under the botanically cleaner name Alocasia sulawesi, is one of those...

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Alocasia Azlanii

Alocasia azlanii, often sold under the trade-friendly nickname Red Mambo Alocasia and occasionally lumped into...

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Alocasia Baginda Silver Dragon

Alocasia baginda ‘Silver Dragon’ is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it’s...

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Alocasia Baginda Dragon Scale

Alocasia baginda ‘Dragon Scale’ is the houseplant equivalent of reptile armor pretending to be décor,...

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Alocasia Cuprea Red Secret

Alocasia cuprea ‘Red Secret’ is the kind of plant that looks like it should come...

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Alocasia Cuprea Red Secret

Alocasia cuprea ‘Red Secret’ is the kind of plant that looks like it should come...

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Alocasia Reginula Black Velvet

Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’ is what happens when a compact jungle understory plant decides to...

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Anthurium King Of Spades

Anthurium ‘King of Spades’ is the plant equivalent of wearing a black velvet jacket and...

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Anthurium Andraeanum

Anthurium andraeanum, commonly sold as Flamingo Lily or Flowering Anthurium, is a tropical evergreen aroid...

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Anthurium Andraeanum Flamingo Lily

Anthurium andraeanum, commonly sold as Flamingo Lily, is one of those houseplants that looks suspiciously...

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Anthurium Clarinervium

Anthurium clarinervium is the velvet-leaved houseplant people buy because the leaves look fake and keep...

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Anthurium Crystallinum

Anthurium crystallinum is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it’s sitting in...

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Anthurium Magnificum

Anthurium magnificum is a terrestrial aroid with the confidence of a plant that knows it...

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Anthurium Veitchii King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii, usually sold as King Anthurium, is not a subtle houseplant and has no...

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Anthurium Warocqueanum Queen Anthurium

Anthurium warocqueanum, often sold under the grandiose nickname Queen Anthurium, is an epiphytic velvet‑leaf aroid...

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Geogenanthus Ciliatus

Comprehensive care guide for Geogenanthus_ciliatus.

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Monstera Esqueleto

Monstera ‘Esqueleto’ is what happens when a plant decides that leaves are optional and holes...

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Philodendron Gigas

Philodendron gigas is the sort of plant that looks expensive even when it’s not trying,...

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Philodendron Gloriosum

Philodendron gloriosum is the velvet sofa of houseplants, except it somehow photosynthesizes and never matches...

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Philodendron Mamei Silver Cloud

Philodendron mamei ‘Silver Cloud’ is the sort of plant that looks expensive even when it...

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Philodendron Melanochrysum

Philodendron melanochrysum is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it’s sulking. The...

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Philodendron Melanochrysum X Verrucosum Splendid

Philodendron melanochrysum × verrucosum ‘Splendid’ is what happens when two dramatic velvet-leaf philodendrons collaborate and...

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Philodendron Spiritus Sancti

Philodendron spiritus-sancti is the plant that looks like it escaped from a rainforest canopy with...

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Philodendron Verrucosum

Philodendron verrucosum is the kind of plant that looks like it belongs under museum lighting...

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Rare Aroids

Collector gems such as Alocasia Dragon Scale, Anthuriums, and more.

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