xanthosoma jacquinii?

Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b)

I'm sure that's what this is but want to verify before I share this in the spring. Was sold to me as (are you sitting down?) x. sagittifolium which even as a tiny plant I could see it had tiny markings.

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Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b)

Also, I'm assuming these flaps are normal?

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Miami, FL(Zone 10a)

Certainly looks like X. jacquinii 'lineatum' to me!

Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b)

Thanks LariAnn! And the flaps, these are normal then?

Miami, FL(Zone 10a)

Those flaps are typical of genetically distorted leaves, of which this plant is an example. The "mickey mouse" Xanthosoma is another example. I've seen somewhat similar phenomena on one or two seedlings of my hybrid progeny. From a technical standpoint, it is a manifestation of an aberrant differentiation in the cell layers in the leaf tissue. From a horticultural standpoint, it is an interesting curiosity.

Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b)

Cool! Thanks for the explaination :)

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