Journals

Alocasia (al-lo-KAY-zee-uh), commonly called Elephant Ears, is a popular ornamental plant for home and garden settings. All-in-all, nearly 80 Alocasia species are hailing from: Tropical America Pacific Islands New Guinea Indonesia...

Syngonium podophyllum (sin-GO-nee-um po-do-FIL-um) is also known as Nephthytis podophyllum. You may also hear it commonly called Lucky Plant, Good Luck Plant, Nephthytis, or Arrowhead Vine. This attractive, hardy plant...

Spathiphyllum (peace lily plant) is a popular and attractive indoor plant. It does well in low light settings. Depending on the variety plants can grow up to four feet high...

There are a lot of tropical plants out there that have sparked controversy over the years, but one of the most infamous is Monstera borsigiana (mon-STER-uh bor-sig-ee-AY-nuh), commonly known as the Swiss...

The Marantaceae family is often referred to as the prayer plant family for the many plants which famously fold their leaves in a prayer-like pose at night. Of these, the...

Anthurium clarinervium was first documented in 1952 in southeastern Mexico by botanist Eizi Matuda. The specific epithet, clarinervium, means veined or nerved and references the deep, contrasting vein patterns on the plants’...

The Aglaonema Silver Bay plant is a perennial member of the Araceae family and is one of the newer hybrid Aglaonema varieties developed by Doctor Jake Henny of the University of Florida, Apopka Foliage...

You may have heard of the genus of perennial evergreens called Alocasia (a-loh-KAY-see-uh) or elephant ears. These members of the Araceae family are constantly expanding, with more than 80+ known...