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Colocasia Gigantea Care: Thailand Giant, the Elephant Ear That Isn’t a Colocasia Anymore
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. If you want the biggest leaf you can legally grow in a suburban…
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Colocasia Esculenta Care: Taro, the Elephant Ear That Grows in the Water
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. Every “elephant ear” you’ve ever seen in a garden centre — ‘Black Magic’,…
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Alocasia Macrorrhizos Care: Giant Taro, the Elephant Ear That Points Up
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. Most of the Alocasia we write about are collector plants — small, slow,…
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Alocasia Sanderiana Care: The Kris Plant, and Why Yours Probably Isn’t One
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. The Kris Plant is named after a weapon. The kalis — anglicised as…
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Alocasia Cuprea Care: The Jewel Alocasia, and Why It Wants a Cool Night
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. Some plants photograph well. Alocasia cuprea photographs like jewelry — thick leaves with…
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Alocasia Black Velvet Care (Alocasia reginula): The Little Queen of a Bornean Cliff
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. There’s a plant on almost every houseplant shelf in the country whose entire…
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Alocasia Zebrina Care: The Zebra Plant’s Wild Home, and How to Rebuild It Indoors
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. Most Alocasia are grown for their leaves. The Zebra Plant is the one…
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Alocasia Silver Dragon Care Guide: How to Grow the Jewel Alocasia Everyone Wants
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. The first time you see an Alocasia Silver Dragon in person, you understand…
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Alocasia Polly Care Guide: How to Keep African Mask Plant Happy Indoors
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. Alocasia Polly is the plant that makes people stop mid-conversation and ask what…
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Dracaena Care 101: The Easy Tree-Shaped Houseplant
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, BloomBabe may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We only recommend gear we’d use on our own plants. If you’ve ever walked into an office lobby and thought what is that…