Cyrtosperma johnstonii

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Plant Characteristics
Height: 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water: moist
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
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Has red veins on a green leaf background and very unusual prickly leafstalks to about 3 feet tall


Read about Cyrtosperma johnstonii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cyrtosperma Johnstonii, N. E. Br. (Alocasia Johnstonii, Hort). Tuberous: petiole 2-2¾ ft. long, olive-green, spotted rose, covered with fleshy, spine-like warts: Lvs. sagittate, depressed in the middle, 1½-2 ft. long, olive-green, with prominent and beautiful red veins above.— Intro, 'from the Solomon Isls. as Alocasia Johnstonii, but when it flowered it became evident that the plant is a Cyrtosperma. CH


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