Plant Progress: Giant Swamp Taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii)

I had a bit of a surprise this morning when I noticed that my smallest swamp taro plant has produced a new leaf! Any plant addict will know the addictive rush of realising that you can actually keep something alive and that it isn't dying. The giant swamp taro, or Cyrtosperma merkusii, is a colossus …

Plant Profile: Cyrtosperma johnstonii

Introduction & Origins Cyrtosperma johnstonii is a tropical plant native to the Solomon Islands in Oceania. Similar to its huge siblings C. merkusii and C. giganteum, it also has large, starchy rhizomes and gigantic leaves. This plant is grown across Southeast Asia as an ornamental, and despite its popularity, not too much is known about …