Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia and dark velvet constitution with

and dark velvet constitution with the vivid venation brilliance of the besseae lineage — producing elongated

Water: Keep evenly moist (water when top 1" of moss/bark feels dry)

Light: Bright indirect light for the deepest velvet coloration

A named cultivar selection of Philodendron verrucosum is distinguished from the standard species by a more compact

A rare ornamental shrub cultivar prized for its foliage and clusters of bright red berries that persist through winter

Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia and dark velvet constitution withCeratostema Gualaquizensis Formally described in 2024 in Phytotaxa by Jimnez, Garzn Surez, and colleagues based on specimens from the Gualaquiza area of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador a region that has proven to be one of the richest sites for undescribed Andean Ericaceae discoveries in recent years. The species was for a period circulating in trade under erroneous names, a situation the describing authors specifically addressed in