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Typhonium eliosurum

Typhonium eliosurum is a deciduous, tuberous-rooted perennial aroid from eastern Australia that dies back each year and resprouts from a rhizome. It is best grown in damp, shaded conditions similar to the rainforest edges and creek banks where it occurs naturally.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist during the growing season and reduce water while the plant is dormant.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, free-draining moist mix.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Typhonium eliosurum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

The species is known from the Central Coast and South Coast regions of New South Wales, where it grows in damp areas near rainforest and on the banks of creeks.

Other Typhonium plants

Typhonium alismifolium · Typhonium angustilobum · Typhonium brownii · Typhonium cochleare · Typhonium flagelliforme · Typhonium jinpingense · Typhonium johnsonianum · Typhonium jonesii · Typhonium liliifolium · Typhonium mirabile · Typhonium nudibaccatum · Typhonium peltandroides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Typhonium eliosurum 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.

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