Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Variegata'
Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Variegata' has thick, sculpted and glossy green leaves with cream variegation.
Description:
This rare and highly desirable giant elephant ear, Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Variegata', is quite different from the better-known Colocasia esculenta. Its variably variegated leaves are thick, sculpted and glossy green with cream and white and are held upright on rigid stems. Every leaf is different. A large specimen is guaranteed to stop garden visitors in their tracks! Reportedly hardy in zone 7b to 8 if the tuber is protected. But why risk it when it makes an excellent and dramatic houseplant?
Common Name: Upright Elephant Ears
Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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