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jon1949

Texas Star

jon1949
18 years ago

Hi,This is my first Texas Star bloom.Picture below.

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Comments (2)

  • beachbarbie
    18 years ago

    Yea, T Star flower - pretty.
    The colocasia is what caught my eye. Holy crap! What kind is it exactly? I may NEED one!
    The T. star does look great where you have it. Good job!
    Barb

  • jon1949
    Original Author
    18 years ago

    Hi Barb,That is alocasia marcorrhiza(upright elephant ear).One of my favorite elephant ear is xanthosoma sagitifloia.Both are very cheep on e-bay.Picture below.john

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