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Alocasia sp. Family: Araceae Alocasia, Taro Origin: Tropical Asia These plants (commonly known as African Masks and Elephant's Ears) are mainly valued for their gorgeous leaves, which are very large, heart- or spade-shaped and beautifully colored and variegated in gleaming shades of green, purple, bluish-green, red and bronze. They also produce small, calla-like flower spathes. It needs a large pot with good drainage (to about one third the depth) and should be planted ideally in equal parts of lumpy loam and fibrous peat, with some sand and a few lumps of charcoal. The rhizome should be planted at soil level. Feed the plants weekly while growing and protect from strong sunlight. Rest the rhizome in winter. Propagate by offsets in spring. Alocasia grows to about 17" to 25" high. Species and varieties: Alocasia Black Velvet Alocasia cuculata Alocasia Hilo Beauty Alocasia macrorrhiza Alocasia indica Metallica Alocasia odora Alocasia reginae Alocasia sanderiana Alocasia Stingray Alocasia triangularis Alocasia zebrina Link to this plant: http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alocasia_sp.htm

Alocasia zebrina

Alocasia indica Metallica

Alocasia Stingray