TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Alocasia lauterbachiana 'Purple Sword'
Alocasia lauterbachiana
AlocasiaFamily: Araceae
Origin: Tropical Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Purple Sword features dark purple sword shaped leaves and purple stems.
The Alocasia Lauterbachiana requires bright indirect sunlight which improves the leaf color of your plant.
Water using room temperature water, in smaller regular amounts to achieve moist, but not soggy soil.
Similar plants:
- Alocasia 'Black Velvet', Alocasia reginula (Dwarf Alocasia)
- Alocasia 'Maharani' (Alocasia 'Maharani')
- Alocasia 'Regal Shields' (Regal Shield Plant)
- Alocasia baginda (Alocasia Dragon Scale)
- Alocasia clypeolata (Green Shield Alocasia)
- Alocasia cucullata (Lucky Leaf, Heart Shaped Elephant Ear, Buddha's Hand)
- Alocasia cuprea (Mirror Plant, Jewel Alocasia)
- Alocasia macrorrhizos (Giant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear, Upright Elephant Ear)
- Alocasia odora (Giant Upright Elephant Ear)
- Alocasia sanderiana, Alocasia amazonica (Kris plant)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alocasia_lauterbachiana.htm
Rare! Boa is an exciting new upright Alocasia that features enormous leaves and remarkable serrated leaves with marbled stems.
It has snakeskin-like stems and serrated leaves. This variety makes an excellent container plant as well as a beautiful landscape plant for the tropical garden. Boa produces many suckers which makes for an attractive container. This is an excellent mid-size Alocasia for the centerpiece of mixed combination pots. There is something so intriguing and beautiful about the Alocasia boa. With its massive, green leaves which have highly-serrated edges and robust stems, it is a favorite for many homeowners.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
It has snakeskin-like stems and serrated leaves. This variety makes an excellent container plant as well as a beautiful landscape plant for the tropical garden. Boa produces many suckers which makes for an attractive container. This is an excellent mid-size Alocasia for the centerpiece of mixed combination pots. There is something so intriguing and beautiful about the Alocasia boa. With its massive, green leaves which have highly-serrated edges and robust stems, it is a favorite for many homeowners.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Other sizes available
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot
In stock
$49.95