Caladium, Elephant Ears, Taro 'Hilo Beauty'

According to an article in the International Aroid Society Journal, Volume 32, 2009 on page 126 the plant Hilo Beauty is not an Alocasia....Read More In an article by aroid botanist Wilbert Hetterscheid, the plant is truly the newly described species Caladium praetermissum.

The misconception the plant is an Alocasia appears to date back to the book Tropica by A.B. Graf but this plant does not match the technical data to be included in the genus Alocasia.

ADMIN NOTE: name error corrected, if reported to he PF Help Desk, this would have been corrected.

there's quite a few varying zone allowances, like a previous daver's comment. i might split mine and leave a smaller 1 outside, well mulc...Read Morehed and bring the other in. safe is always better.

This cultivar was purchased from Aristarts and according to this seller, it is hardy 7b. Hummm, I'll try growing mine in the ground sinc...Read Moree it is semi-aquatic it may even do well around my pond margin..

WoW i am so lucky i found this plant, i was at Cal-Poly in San Luis Obispo in ca. and i saw this pretty alocasia! I had to have it.. I ha...Read Moreve it inside, and i fertalize it a little sometimes.. It has grown good, and has two new leaves.. I hope i can keep it alive in the house! I love Hilo Beauty!