The Regal Shield alocasia (Alocasia ‘Regal Shield’) is a beautiful foliage plant. Like other alocasia, Regal Shield has large (18-inch long, 15-inch wide), heart- or shield-shaped leaves.

Borneo giant is known botanically as Alocasia macrorrhiza and is cold hardy to zone 7b. Unbelievably, it produces ears or leaves that will reach 5 feet in width with a plant 7 to 10 feet in height.

A few small and long-leafed alocasia hybrids have been developed as houseplants, notably Alocasia x amazonica. Polly is a dwarf form, growing to 24 inches. Xanthosoma Lime Zinger.

Alocasia and Colocasia, better known as elephant ears, are impressive plants with dramatic foliage. The huge leaves can measure up to 2 feet across, and the foliage color ranges from lime green to ...

Alocasia plants are the ones with the more erect leaves. They prefer shade to part-sun and well-drained soil. Unlike colocasia, they do not like to be constantly moist.

As your Alocasia zebrina grows, you will start to notice baby Alocasias appearing around the sides of the main stems. These are offsets you can use to make new Alocasia plants , and they normally ...

Scientific name: Alocasia portei Schott Family: Araceae Distribution: Luzon to Mindanao. Endemic. Habitat: In secondary and in remnant primary forests at low and medium altitude. Description ...

The Alocasia is prone to root and crown rot if it experiences wet feet for too long. Let it dry out slightly before watering again. Chilli may be stressed by lack of water.