Xanthosoma atrovirens 'Variegatum Monstrosum', mouse-cup taro

Category: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers
Family: Araceae
Origin: southeast Asia
Evergreen: no
Flower Color: insiginificant
Bloom Time:
Height: 2 ft
Width: 1 ft
Exposure: shade
Irrigation: high
Cold Hardiness: 7 F
Description: Mouse-cup taro has small somewhat tattered leaves that start off light yellow and green maturing to white, green and silver. Each leaf develops a small fold that holds a drop of water.