Orthophytum rubiginosum NEW GUINEA Very graceful looking

Very graceful looking

This giant aroid from Sumatra can reach 20ft tall with its single

withstanding light freezes without damage

This plant differs from most xNeophytums by having much wider leaves

followed by small fruit

Orthophytum rubiginosum NEW GUINEA Very graceful lookingOne of the newer species of Orthophytum (Leme #5947 2005), this one native to granite insulbergs in the vicinity of Barra de Sao Francisco, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Related to and resembling O. foliosum, but much larger and bright coppery red instead of green leaves. A rosette of inch wide, arching, succulent leaves with spiny margins form a 30 inch or larger rosette (under cultivated conditions). The leaves are glabrous above and coated with silver