I have orchids divisions: brassia , beallara, jewel Seeds wrightia religiosa small mickey mouse plants 2 years old, about 6" cuttings : epi pink, red with pink, hoya carnosa. It will be a generous division and epi cutting and I hope you will also. I'd like trade them for hoya, orchids that I don't have. I have: hoya lacunosa publicalyx chimera australis imperalis rigida iml1424 cv iris marie h cv ruthe carnosa Krimson queen orchid jewel brassia beallara Tropic plendor Everglade brassia Longlen Bill Switzer am/aos Mickey mouse epi pink epi red with pink wrightia religiosa brug pink brug yellow hoya carnosa

That would depend on what plant you are growing. Depending on the source you read some say it is a Alocasia or Colocasia but the more authoritative sources appear to indicate it is just a small form of Xanthosoma sagittifolium. X sagittifolium is not called a Taro in the areas where it is eaten but has other common names including Arrowleaf Elephant Ear, Malanga, Yautia, Tannia, Mangarás, New Cocoyam, Tajer, Tanier, Taioba, Chou Caribe, Cascamote and many other names. Taro normally applies to the plants in the Colocasia esculenta species which has well over 100 known forms. Such is the problem with depending solely on a common name to try to learn about how a plant grows. If your plant is a a Colocasia or Alocasia it will eventually run, if it is a Xanthosoma it will produce offsets next to the parent. Sellers often just make up common names without regard to science and growers are then stuck with figuring out what they are growing due to all the misinformation found on the internet. "Mickey Mouse" is obviously a made-up name with no scientific background. As aroids mature they morph due to both natural variation and ontogeny (natural change due to growth). The link below will help you understand these processes. Here is a link that might be useful: Natural variation

Karyn, i am sure they will be faster in growth in your hot steamy summers than they are here in cool coastal San Francisco/Berkeley, where they grow well enough, but certainly not fast. I have one planted out in the garden that is now blooming and is about 3 feet tall, it did nothing for me previously when it was still in a container and not getting much direct sun. In habitat in South Africa, it is a forest marginal plant is the subtropical Kwazulu-Natal area, which has a climate much more like Florida than California. It will take abit of frost and drought, but prefers not to. Acid fertilizer and a slightly acidic soil ph is the preferred medium. Good luck getting it to blooming size, the plant is stunning when it is in full bloom...

Mickey with a bad case of acne. Dave