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Adelaide Botanic Gardens: Bicentennial Conservatory.

Well, if this isnt the ultimate greenhouse, I dont know what is. The Bicentennial Conservatory This massive structure houses an assortment of rare and endangered plants from lowland rainforest’s of Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the nearby Pacific Islands It is spectacular to walk through and enjoy the plants from this part of […]

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Xanthosoma Frozen Planet

More bargain plants! The two Xanthosoma Frozen Planet, pictured below, I bought from our local major hardware for just $2each. I also picked up the Lime Zinger that is half in the shot, as well. Clearly they were in the clearance section and I couldn’t resist. I’m also getting good at reviving these types of […]

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Xanthosoma Lime Zinger: PLANT PROFILE

Got to love a bargain. I bought the pot of Xanthosoma “Lemon Zinger”, shown below, from our local major hardware. It was in the clearance rack for just $2. I also got Frozen Planet as well for the same price. Lucky me, I also got multiple plants in the pot. One main plant with three […]

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Shipping Elephant Ears – HOW TO: Care for them after delivery.

Buying Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma and other bulbous Aroids online is both exciting, because you get an often interesting new plant, and a gamble, because you never know what condition it will turn up in. *for the sake of my typing fingers and my laziness, when I refer to Alocasia in this post, I mean all […]