Mickey Mouse Plant - Xanthosoma atrovirens albomarginata - 14cm / 1L / Small Plant smallplants

Mickey Mouse Plant - Xanthosoma atrovirens albomarginata - 14cm / 1L / Small Plant smallplantsMickey Mouse is a variegated monstrose form of Xanthosoma atrovirens; a tropical houseplant similar to relatives Alocasia, Caladium or Colocasia. Gold variegated margins adorn the mutated leaves on Mickey Mouse Xanthosoma, gradually resting as white variegation. Keep your Xanthosoma warm in the winter months to avoid winter dormancy or let it go back to a corm and watch it explode with colourful growth in summer. Here are some care instructions for

Growing Season (Spring to Autumn):Water when the top 2–3cm of soil is dry

Soft serrated purple leaves with dark green veins and edges

these plants are incredibly rewarding but you've got to be snip-happy and give it a routine trim each month over summer

It ain't broccoli

Prefers to be kept drier through winter and can even survive going dry

This Narrow form of Monstera adansonii also suits households where curious paws or hands may be tempted to tussle with your vines

Humidity is essential in successfully growing Calathea

Pause feeding in winter

upright growth

Prefers small containers to large

Blackening or soft patches on leaves can indicate cold stress or excess moisture at the roots

Pinch back tips to encourage fuller growth and branching