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Can grow as an Annual, Biennial or Perennial.

Can grow as an Annual, Biennial or Perennial.

Both the bloom and foliage are attractive near the front border, however in my area C. montana starts looking a bit ratty by mid summer, with much of the foliage dying back. Cutting it back seems to encourage new growth. It does better in full sun than part sun with no special care. They're in sandy loam soil.

While the blooms aren't precisely showy, I wouldn't describe them as inconspicuous, at least here in my zone. This year and last the blooms have been some of the first green to emerge, and they definitely attract attention. The leaves are obviously the main attraction, so I'm hoping my clump has more big leaves this year. They should play nicely with a few Elephant Ears. I haven't noticed any rampant spreading yet, but the plant is definitely vigorous. I'm growing it in part sun/shade with plenty of water.

The petioles were a bit tough when broiled, but I'll try them again this year with, hopefully, newer and larger ones.

Update: 25April2015. Very vigorous!!! In two years I have leaves emerging two feet away on all sides. I'm going to have to move the clump to a new location where it can spread as much as it wants, if it can compete with tree and shrub roots.

Clone(s) in cultivation in the past are said to be very difficult to keep alive even by highly experienced Amorphophallus growers. An acidic, sandy, sharply draining soil is recommended but even then plants seem to last only for a few years. This is a tropical species endemic to Borneo with leaflets that mature to green with white primary veins.

Tetraploid resulting from colchicine treatment, sibling of Natal Lily (Clivia miniata '4Midable')

Tetraploid resulting from colchicine treatment, sibling of Natal Lily (Clivia miniata '4Tune')

A sport of Dwarf Caladium (Caladium humboldtii) , 'Marcel' was discovered by Marcel Lecoufle in a batch of tissue cultured plants. According to Lecoufle, C. humboldtii had not been known to flower either in the wild or in cultivation. 'Marcel' is nearly pure white with thin green veining, unlike the species, which is dark green with white splotches. Like the species, the smallest in the genus, it typically grows 6 to 7 inches tall, although occasionally taller.

Per the breeder, this is a larger and more vigorous selection of Dwarf Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Candidum Junior') .

Sibling of Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Bombshell')

Sibling of Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Party Punch')

Initially patented in Australia, and then in the USA, PP7,030 (1989) as Philodendron Selloum 'Winterbourn' and given the trade name Xanadu™. This Philodendron was discovered to have been in cultivation significantly longer than initially believed.

The plant was described as Pholodendron xanadu in Aroideana, Journal of the International Aroid Society, Inc., Volume 25, Number 1 (2002);
A new species of Brazilian Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma (Araceae), By Thomas B. Croat, S. J. Mayo and Julius O. Boos

This is the plant described by Eric Walther in 1953; SEDEVERIA A New Bigeneric Hybrid, Cactus and Succulent Journal, 25: 20. 1953. Since then new cultivars of x Sedeveria have been bred from a variety of Echeveria and Sedum species and cultivars.

This bi-colored hybrid Anthurium is a product of Rijn Plants in the Netherlands. Not to be confused with the much earlier introduction, Flamingo Flower (Anthurium 'Paradise Pink')

This University of Florida hybrid was introduced prior to 1984. Not to be confused with Flamingo Flower (Anthurium 'Pink Paradise') patented in 2000.

Due to its long having been cultivated as a food crop, C. merkusii is the most widespread and variable species in the genus. These cultivated forms have been found growing to nearly 20 feet tall and often lack spines. Wild forms are usually much shorter (3 to 4 feet) and are armored. Typical habitat is freshwater marshes and swamps and at the edges of lakes and rivers.

If your Coontie is a Florida native, this is your plant. Based upon the current taxonomic scrutiny, as listed by the Catalog of Life, Zamia integrifolia is the accepted name, with Z. floridana (thin-leaf form) and Z. umbrosa (wide-leaf form) listed as synonyms.

Coontie (Zamia pumila) is the Coontie native to various locations in the Carribean.

The Coontie of Florida by Tom Broome provides a good explanation of the taxonomy.

Not to be confused with Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

'Golden Pothos', registered with the Vaste Keurings Commissie in 1990, has both leaves and stems an unmarked golden-yellow.

Piptospatha is a genus in family Araceae native to Southeast Asia (Thailand to Borneo). Described as obligate rheophytes, they are only known to grow in running water on rocks.

The inflorescence, like most Aroids composed of a spathe and spadix, is nodding prior to fertilization. The spathe shields the spadix from rain allowing the beetle pollinators to do their work. Once pollinated, the peduncle straightens and most of the spathe falls away. The bottom of the spathe is fused and persistent (remains intact), forming a "splash cup". Once the seeds have ripened the fruits decompose into a gelatinous mass which is washed away by the rain, dispersing the seeds.

This photo of Piptospatha elongata shows both vertically oriented splash cups and an inflorescence with a portion of the spathe fallen away.

• Piptospatha elongata
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This Anthurium is native to Central America from Mexico to Panama.