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Amorphophallus atroviridis

Amorphophallus atroviridis is a tropical tuberous plant from central Thailand, grown for its dark emerald-black leaves with pink margins. Grow it from a corm in bright light and well-draining soil, keeping it warm.

Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as: Bulb
Light: Bright indirect
Water: Water moderately while in active growth and let the soil dry out between waterings; reduce water when the leaves die back.
Soil: Free-draining, aerated mix such as peat-based potting mix with perlite or bark.
Temperature: 5-35 °C; keep above 10 °C and protect from frost
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Like other aroids, the leaves, stems and corm contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause irritation, burning and swelling of the mouth and skin if chewed or handled.
Native range: C. Thailand
Climate: wet tropical

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Amorphophallus atroviridis is a plant in the family Araceae believed to be endemic to central Thailand, though collection data from Kew Botanical Gardens does not specify locality or distribution. Its name is derived from Latin, with "atro-" translating to "dark", and "viridis" meaning "green", which is likely in reference to the plant's foliage. A. atroviridis has markedly dark emerald-blackish green foliage compared to other species in the genus and has a striking pink margin about the leaf, making it an attractive ornamental plant. The species can be cultivated under temperate conditions or indoors, so long as temperatures are maintained between 5 - 35 °C (40 - 95 °F) and the plant receives sufficient light and is in well-draining soil.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amorphophallus atroviridis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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