6" Aralia, Roble Stump philo voluminous Alocasia when it gets

voluminous Alocasia when it gets going

Stems arrange themselves in rosette shapes and just keep on getting fuller and more crowded  in their pot until it's crazy full and shows no sign of stopping

first a deep pink star with a white outline topped by a smaller five point star in white

leafy chain

Lovely Cordatum's one of the most basic of plants and often one of a beginner's first plants

6" Aralia, Roble Stump philo voluminous Alocasia when it getsIt's been a while since we featured a new Aralia in our Shop. Polyscias (Aralias) were collected during the travels of plant collector and supreme gardener William Guilfoyle and we now have cultivar 'Roble' from those original plants. Polyscias Roble translates to "shady oak" for its resemblance to a small tree and the distinctly oak shaped leaves. It has the familiar Aralia stump shape of upright and narrow tree on older, woody stumps; those old,