Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia A rare ornamental shrub cultivar

A rare ornamental shrub cultivar prized for its foliage and clusters of bright red berries that persist through winter

Light: Bright indirect light for the deepest velvet coloration

Temperature: 70–85°F (21–29°C) daytime / not below 60°F (15°C) at night

An extraordinary and vanishingly rare form of the already coveted Paraiso Verde

uneven surface that gives the foliage a sculpted

Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia A rare ornamental shrub cultivarCeratostema Gualaquizensis Formally described in 2024 in Phytotaxa by Jimnez, Garzn Surez, and colleagues based on specimens from the Gualaquiza area of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador a region that has proven to be one of the richest sites for undescribed Andean Ericaceae discoveries in recent years. The species was for a period circulating in trade under erroneous names, a situation the describing authors specifically addressed in