5 Interesting Aroid Facts That Will Surprise You!

The araceae/aroid is arguably the most popular plant family in the world for the past decade. In this episode, we define what an aroid is, how they are classified, as well as some interesting facts about this amazing plant family that comprises of so many genus we have come to love. There are some surprising twists and turns that will leave your jaws dropping, and your mouth water (Yes, some aroids are very tasty…)
We also discuss a famous aroid genus, the amorphophallus that I bet you didn’t know is in the arum family.
At the end of the episode, I add a bonus content where I ranked the top 10 aroid genus in the houseplant market, in the order of the least to most popular in cultivation.
Genus discussed include:
Aglaonema
Alocasia
Anthurium
Amydrium
Caladium
Colocasia
Cyrtosperma
Dieffenbachia
Epipremnum
Homalomena
Monstera
Philodendron
Rhaphidophora
Thaumatophyllym
Schismatoglottis
Scindapsus
Spathiphyllum
Syngonium
Zamioculcas
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