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.

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.

The Alocasia plant, also known as elephant ears, is hardy for North Texas. (Howard Garrett/Special Contributor) Alocasia and Colocasia, better known as elephant ears, are impressive plants with ...

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: Elephant ears are great summer plants, and add tropical flair to any garden. They are also reasonably carefree. That is until fall, when these great plants — colocasia or alocasia — are not ...

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.

How to care for Alocasia zebrina: watering, repotting and where to position it For many, the Elephant ear houseplant is the pinnacle of a tropical plant collection.

Your Alocasia may have a fungal infection, which can strike when plants are grown in a shady spot with little air circulation. You may want to move it to a spot with filtered sunlight and better ...