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The one with dark, shiny leaves is Alocasia Cuprea, and the one with pretty stems is Alocasia Zebrina. I do hope they like their new home - had a bit of mixed luck with Alocasias in the past...

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[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They were both surprisingly cheap too - just saw them in a home center I went to buy some other stuff and couldn't resist :)

[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I totally understand, it'd be hard for me to pass them up if I also saw them🤗