If you ask me about some of the most stunning houseplants, I will definitely say the name Alocasia. There are almost 97 Alocasia varieties. They have gained the most stunning-looking award because of their visual appeal and also their most attractive foliage.
The native to this amazing-looking plant is subtropical Asia and eastern Australia. But now they spread almost all over the world because of their amazing look. They will be the showpiece of your indoor plant collection. So I will suggest you keep as many Alocasia varieties as you can in your houseplant collection!
How many alocasia types are there?
Around 97 species are available that can be included under Alocasia. Among those, I picked up some species that can decorate your house-
- Alocasia Amazonica ‘Polly’
- Alocasia Silver Dragon
- Alocasia macrorrhizos Giant Taro
- Alocasia Zebrina
- Alocasia Reginula ‘Black Velvet’
- Alocasia ‘Dragon Scale’
- Alocasia Cuprea ‘Red Secret’
- Alocasia Cucullata ‘Hooded Dwarf’
- Alocasia Micholitziana ‘Frydek’
- Alocasia Macrorrhiza ‘Stingray’
- Alocasia Longiloba
- Alocasia Wentii
- Alocasia Sanderiana
- Alocasia Odora
- Alocasia Nebula
- Alocasia Reversa
- Alocasia Melo
- Alocasia Scalprum
- Alocasia Infernalis
- Alocasia Portei
- Alocasia Plumbea ‘Nigra’
- Alocasia Heterophylla
- Alocasia Reginae
- Alocasia Sarawakensis
- Alocasia Brancifolia
Though the basic traits of the Alocasia genus are similar because of their genetic connection. Still, there remain so many differences in size, color and also leaf size and shape. We will describe some unique features of each Alocasia variety as well as their differences.
Amazing alocasia varieties to make your home look stunning
It is hard to some Alocasia varieties from over 80 species. Still, we try to select the best options for you in terms of their stunning foliage texture, shape, color and size. So any of them has the ability to be an amazing addition to your houseplant collection.
Just one thing I want to remind you that, they’re a bit fastidious and don’t grow well if neglected, they need your attention.
1. Alocasia Amazonica ‘Polly’
The first one as well as the most common one is the Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’. You definitely have this in your houseplant collection. Because it looks so gorgeous. Also, it comes with eye-catchy dark green leaves which make the silver-white veins stunning.
General Overview
| Common Name | Amazonian elephant’s ear |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1 to 2 feet |
| Spread | 1 to 2 feet |
| Toxicity | Toxic if ingested |
It will give you a tropical touch in your indoor. It is not so needy. With proper care, it is a fast-growing plant. Sometimes with a beautiful flower, it will impress you. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa amazonica polly.
2. Alocasia Baginda Silver Dragon
The second one is the most attractive Alocasia Silver Dragon. Any plant lover will love it. Because It has stunning heart-shaped leaves with silver-green color. Its dark green vein is also amazing. You will find one foliage in one stem. In your busy schedule, you can take care of it as It is a low maintenance plant.
General Overview
| Common Name | Elephant ear ‘Silver Dragon’The African Gray Mask |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1 to 2 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Toxicity | Toxic if ingestedStrength no 4 levels of toxicity |
| Season of Interested | Spring |
As well as purifies its surroundings. With indirect bright light, it gives you its stunning look.
It is doing well both indoor and outdoor. If you add them to your houseplant, It will be a great choice for your addition.
Alocasia Baginda Silver Dragon Care
| Water | MediumAllow the soil Dry dry |
| Light | Bright indirect light |
| Soil | Peat moss free draining soil |
| Fertilizer | Once in a month (In spring) |
| Humidity & Temperature | 80% is good55 to 80 degrees F |
3. Alocasia Macrorrhizos Giant Taro
The huge Alocasia macrorrhizos is also called Giant Taro. This beautiful plant will be ornamental for your garden. It is a very fast-growing plant. Its big green and rosette leaf is stunning. It can be grown indoors and outdoors.
General Overview
| Common Name | Giant Elephant Ear, Upright Elephant Ear |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 3.6 to 4.5 meter(12’-15’)’ |
| Spread | 1.8 to 2.4 meter(6’-8’) |
| Flower | Calla Lily (Yellowish-Green) |
| Season of Interested | Spring, Summer |
Many people grow it as a crop. It gives beneficial things for health. It will stay in your garden for several years and give flowers after 2 or 3 years. As well as it is used as animal feed, human food(vegetable), and medicinal in many other countries. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa Macrorrhizos Giant Taro.
However, as a low-maintenance plant, you can add it to your garden. It will be praised in your garden.
4. Alocasia Zebrina
Fourth, we will tell you about the most unique Alocasia zebrina. It is unique because of its stem. The stem is black and yellow zebra print. It looks like a tiger-striped. The leaf has an arrow-shaped structure as well as greeny beautiful leaves.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Reticulata ZebrinaAlocasia Zebrina TigerZebra AlocasiaAlocasia Leopard |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 2.5 to 3 feet |
| Spread | Spread with maturity |
| Toxicity | Toxic if ingested Sometime causes allergy on skin |
| Season of Interested | Spring |
Though you find many varieties on leaf. In alocasia plants are big but the Zebrina is a little fussy plant. Under proper care, It will grow accurately.
In spring It gives you white spadix flowers. It will take a light spot on your room and house if you add them.
Alocasia Zebrina Care
| Water | When the soil .5 inch surface is dry |
| Light | Indirect bright light |
| Soil | Well-draining peat moss, perlite and sandy |
| Fertilizer | Once in a month (in the growing season) |
| Humidity & Temperature | High humidity, above 60%60 to 85 degrees F |
5. Alocasia Reginula Black Velvet
Alocasia Black Velvet is a gorgeous plant with its beautiful foliage. It has amazing black leaves. The underside of the silver spot makes it unusual. It has a silver stem and the stems are short from the leaves.
General Overview
| Common Name | Elephant ear, Juwel alocasia, queen Alocasia, The little queen |
| Origin | Southeast asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 10-15 inches |
| Spread | 16-25 cm |
| Toxicity | Toxic when you eat |
| Season of Interested | In spring |
It is a fast-growing plant with little care. It blooms in white spadix finger like a flower within a year. In winter alocasia reginula looks like a sleepy plant. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa black velvet.
In a green terrarium environment, it gives a potent contrast. It’s an exotic dark gem. You will be happy to add it in your addition.
6. Alocasia Dragon Scale
The main attraction of this Alocasia is its leave. It’s an evergreen beautiful plant. This amazing plant has an oval shape with big foliage with silver-green color. At the top, you will find a darker vein which is a reflection of the dragon scale. The undersurface of the leaves and veins also looks pretty.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Silver Dragon, Elephant ear silver Dragon |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1-1.5 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Flower | Purple spathe flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden
Alocasia Dragon Scale Care
| Water | Moist before watering |
| Light | partial sunlight |
| Soil | Well draining soil |
| Fertilizer | Organic Fertilizer |
| Humidity & Temperature | High Humidity15 to 25 degree celsius |
7. Alocasia Cuprea Red Secret
Alocasia Cuprea is a stunning plant for your indoor garden. It has a metallic sheen on the surface of the leaf with a red-like color. It’s red-like almost black border makes it dramatic.
General Overview
| Common Name | Elephant ears ( Red secret) |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1- 1.2 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Toxicity | If ingested |
| Season of Interested | Spring summer |
Your room will be decorated with its fabulous look. It is an evergreen plant. Give flowers in years. But its main attraction is its leaf. It’s like a little bit of extra care. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa Cuprea Red Secret.
It is a fast-growing plant. With proper care, you will find a beautiful Red secret. And it will be an unusual collection.
8. Alocasia Cucullata Hooded Dwarf
Alocasia cucullata is the most beautiful plant. It has gorgeous heartleaf green foliage. It also has a green long stem. The leaves look like a bunch on the surface. Its flowers are so rare. But its stem and foliage are amazing.
General Overview
| Common Name | Hooded Dwarf Elephant earChinese TaroBuddhas Hand |
| Origin | southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 25-35 inch |
| Spread | 15-20 inch |
| Toxicity | Harmful if ingested |
| Season of Interested | Spring |
You know what this pretty plant is known as a good fortune. In Laos and Thailand people kept it in the temple. It is also used as a medicine. So It will be a great ornament for your garden. As well as it can give you those benefits.
Its maintenance is also not so tough. So you can keep it your place.
Alocasia Cucullata Hooded Dwarf Care
| Water | Don’t allow the soil to dry out between watering. |
| Light | Indirect sunlight |
| Soil | Well draining |
| Fertilizer | Once in a month in growing season |
9. Alocasia Micholitziana Frydek
This is the most wonderful plant from Alocasia. This rare plant has gotten its popularity from a few years ago. It rarely gives flowers. The main attraction is always its leaves. Stems are not so big. Its green leaves have white veins. This makes it the most unique and glamorous plant. A plant lover is always amazed by its leaves.
General Overview
| Common Name | Green Velvet Alocasia |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 24-35 inches |
| Spread | 20-25 inches |
| Flower | White spadix |
| Season of Interested | Fall-winter to early summer |
With this kind of specialty, it is also a low-maintenance plant. Anybody can handle it easily. So if you have this it will be elegant for your garden.
Alocasia Micholitziana Frydek Care
| Water | average |
| Light | Partial sunlight |
| Soil | Well draining, Peat |
| Fertilizer | Once in a month |
| Humidity & Temperature | Avibe 50%65 to 85 degree F |
10. Alocasia Macrorrhiza ‘Stingray’
Alocasia Macrorrhiza is one of the most gorgeous plants from Alocasia. The evergreen Stingray can be a unique addition to your houseplant. Its leaves are so large and the shape is beautiful.
It’s called Stingray because its foliage looks like the tail of stingray. It also looks like wings. It always gets the attraction. In the stem, you will find some spots which make it more pretty.
General Overview
| Common Name | Elephant Ear stingray |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1.2 to 1.8 meter |
| Spread | 1.2 to 1.8 meter |
| Toxicity | Toxic if ingested |
| Season of Interested | Spring |
It is a fast-growing plant. As well as it is low maintenance. It can purify the air. So anybody can impress by that. A plant lover will always want to collect it in their house.
11. Alocasia Longiloba
With a Glamorous leaf, this Alocasia is an ornamental plant. Talk about its leaves. I can say it is an amazing leaf. The leaf is an arrow shape with bluish-green color. Its margin has a silver color as well as in vain. Sometimes With its flowers, it will amaze you. It can be an attraction for its leaves.
General Overview
| Common Name | Elephant Ears, African Mask |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 0.5 to 1.5 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 to 1 meter |
| Flower | Butter yellow spadix |
| Season of Interested | Spring |
With good care, it is a fast-growing plant. Take care about its temperature. Below 50 degrees F it can’t take a breath. Other things are also taken into consideration.
This is an amazing plant. And it will always emblazon your garden.
Alocasia Longiloba Care
| Water | Average |
| Light | Indirect Bright light |
| Soil | Loam Clay sandy |
| Fertilizer | In every month |
| Humidity & Temperature | Above 50%Above 50 degree F |
12. Alocasia Wentii
Alocasia wentii is called giant elephant ear because of its leaf. The arrow shape Dark green leaf. You will find another red shade underside of the leaf. It is doing well near the water. Any plant lover will attract to its leave. And want to add it to their landscape.
General Overview
| Common Name | Giant elephant Ears, Hardy Elephant Ear |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1 to 1.5 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 to 1 meter |
| Toxicity | Toxic if ingested |
| Season of Interested | In spring |
It is sleeping in the winter season. It is also a needy plant. With proper care, it will go so fast. It can grow indoors and outdoors too. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa wentii.
It will give you a tropical touch in your garden. To make a glamorous indoor plant you can add it to your place.
13. Alocasia Sanderiana
Alocasia Sanderiana is an amazing herbaceous perennial in the Araceae family. This plant is commonly known as the Kris plant because of the wavy blade of a kalis dagger which is similar to the wavy margins of this plant’s leaves. This plant has arrow-shaped and deeply lobed leaves. The leaves are dark green in color on the upper surface and they have attractive white veins and green-red on the underside. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa sanderiana.
General Overview
| Common Name | Kris plant, African mask |
| Origin | Misamis Occidental and Bukidnon in Philippines |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | Up to 6.5 feet |
| Spread | 1.5m |
| Flower | Green and white spathe flower |
| Season of Interest | Spring |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic and should be kept out of the reach of children and pet. They are mostly cultivated as ornamental plants for their dramatic foliage. Another use of this plant is making nanomaterial to fight bacteria.
14. Alocasia Odora
The main attraction of this Alocasia is its leave. It has gigantic, lush leaves which add some drama to your home and it requires minimal effort. This plant has a sweet fragrance. The leaves of this plant are shaped like elephant ears similar to taro and Colocasia giganta. The leaves are upward and lush green in color. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa odora.
General Overview
| Common Name | Night -scented Lily, Asian Taro or Giant upright elephant ear |
| Origin | East and Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 4 to 8 feet |
| Spread | 2 to 3 feet |
| Flower | Gorgeous scented flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring, Summer, Winter |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous evergreen plant from the Araceae family. It will be praise in your indoor garden.
15. Alocasia Nebula
Alocasia Nebula is the world’s most sought-after jewel Alocasia varieties. U must become a fan if you see their leaves. The leaves are silvery gray or deep blue with two-line patterning, one is thick and another is fine and elegant. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa Nebula.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Silver Nebula, The Silver Plant |
| Origin | Australia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 70 – 90 cm |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Flower | Insignificant Flowers |
It is a very rare variety of Alocasia. The maintenance of the Alocasia Nebula is not so easy. Still if you are an Alocasia fan, I think it’s not a big deal for you. High humidity is required for new growth. Never soak them in the winter season.
16. Alocasia Reversa
Alocasia Reversa has dark-colored veins. It is unique itself. The name Reversa is for the coloration pattern of leaves is reverse of what other Alocasia leaves pattern. That’s why such a name was given. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa reversa.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Reversa |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 40 cm |
| Spread | 0.4 m |
| Flower | Not found any info |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden.
17. Alocasia Melo
This plant is another eye-catching jewel that has the thickest and most heavily textured leaves. The leaves are jade green to greenish-blue in color and grow on erect terrestrial petioles. They look like cardboard that’s why to confuse people with an artificial plants. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa melo.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia rugosa |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1-2 feet |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Flower | Typical anthurium-like flowers, white, non-fragrant |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is highly toxic. So keep children and pets away from the plant. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Araceae family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden
18. Alocasia Scalprum
This is a tuberous, herbaceous species and a true jewel among Alocasias. It has elongated, embossed foliage. The leaves are similar in shape to a sharp dagger. They are dark green in color with a tinge of blue. New leaves are much lighter and lush green in color. Mature leaves are thick and rubbery. The leaf petioles are shorter than the blade. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa scalprum.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Samar lance |
| Origin | Philippines |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 30 cm |
| Spread | 2-5 cm |
| Flower | green spathe flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden
19. Alocasia Infernalis
This plant is very beautiful for its black sheen that comes from the leaves. This wonderful Alocasia plant has oval-shaped leaves which are dark, dark green in color. These leaves have big veins all over them. This is a small plant so can be grown easily in a terrarium. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa infernalis.
General Overview
| Common Name | Black magic |
| Origin | Southeast Malaysia Eastern forest |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 55 cm |
| Spread | 15 cm |
| Flower | No flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic humans and animals. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden.
20. Alocasia Portei
This is a large-growing species that has the most dramatic foliage in the Alocasia family. The leaves give a very tropical feel. They are large segmented and highly lobed leaves whose enormous height makes this plant an eye-catching addition to the garden. The foliage is evergreen and smooth. The stems and petioles are an attractive purple color. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa portei.
General Overview
| Common Name | Malaysian Monster |
| Origin | Southeast Asia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 4-8 feet |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Flower | Cream or tan color flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. It is quite unique and amazing. This plant is easy to grow in containers. Anybody can easily handle it.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be praise in your indoor garden.
21. Alocasia Plumbea ‘Nigra’
This Alocasia has wide leaves. The leaves are dark green in color on their surface and metallic black on the underside. The edges of the leaves are wavy. The leaves have a lustrous sheen that gives the appearance of changing color from dark green to dark purple. It has a darker vein. These great plants sway and sing a special song in the warm, mid-late summer breezes.
General Overview
| Common Name | Alocasia Nigra, Nigra elephant ear, Black Metallic Taro |
| Origin | Indonesia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 36 – 60 inches |
| Spread | 24 – 36 inches |
| Flower | Green, insignificant spathe flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
It is a low-maintenance plant with large and ribbed foliage. It cannot cope with direct sunlight. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa plumbea nigra.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be praise in your indoor garden.
22. Alocasia Heterophylla
This is a small herb plant and has a strong blue metallic sheen on the leaves. This plant can maintain 3 or 4 leaves at a time. So it’s better to plant 3 to 5 plants in a pot. The leaves have glossy and smooth surfaces. The color of the leaves varies from green to blue-grey color. They are heart-shaped or arrow-shaped ears. This plant has the fewest lateral veins.
General Overview
| Common Name | Metallic blue |
| Origin | Tropical or subtropical regions of Asia, Eastern Australia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 2-15 feet |
| Spread | 2-8 feet |
| Flower | Light butter-yellow flower (not showy) |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
It is a low-maintenance plant provided the medium growing as well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa heterophylla.
Many species are highly toxic to humans and pets. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It can become the centerpiece of a garden or room.
23. Alocasia Reginae
This plant is a larger grower and produces more leaves and multiple crowns. The leaves of this plant are dark red on the reverses and a deeper green or bluish-green on the upper surface. The main veins are a darker shade of green. This plant has leaves of thicker substance than any other alocasia variety.
General Overview
| Common Name | Miri |
| Origin | Borneo |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1-1.5 meter |
| Spread | 0.5 meter |
| Flower | No flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
This is a fast-growing plant and a small plant. One plant can do well in a pot as it multiplies to fill the pot. It has a very pretty look because of its leaf.
This plant is one of the new arrivals of ornamental plants. It will be a praise in your indoor garden.
If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa reginae.
24. Alocasia Sarawakensis
This plant is distinctly bold and exotic-looking. It produces glossy, patent leather-like leaves. The leaves have a calm, cool grayish-green surface and the color of the underside is chocolate milk. This amazing plant has thick chocolate stems. This powerful princess holds her leaves straight and tall and looks so pretty.
General Overview
| Common Name | Yucatan Princess Taro |
| Origin | Tropical and subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 8 ft |
| Spread | 5 ft |
| Flower | No flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
This is an exceptionally decorative plant and a real must for all plant lovers. It requires low maintenance so easy to grow. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa sarawakensis.
It is a fast-growing plant. It tends to grow larger if planted in the ground. They make a dramatic addition to the garden in the warm season.
25. Alocasia Brancifolia
This is a very rare plant currently. The leaves of these plants are bright green in color like philodendron plants. The stems are pale pink in color and speckled like Zebrina. They are grown for their beautiful foliage and foliage which are herbaceous and smooth.
General Overview
| Common Name | Pink passion |
| Origin | Maluku, New Guinea |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 18-24 inches |
| Spread | 0.6 meter |
| Flower | Pale green, cream or tan, inconsoicuous flower |
| Season of Interested | Spring and summer |
For its low maintenance, every plant lover wants this in their collection. As well as it has a pretty look. Anybody can easily handle it. If you want to read the total care guide and overview of this plant from us you can read our complete guide on Alocaisa brancifolia.
Though it is beautiful, it is so toxic. Maintain the distance. It’s the most beautiful rhizomatous plant from the Alocasia family. It will be a praise in your indoor garden
What is Alocasia?
If you are thinking about a flowering perennial plant with attractive foliage, I must say you should keep alocasia on your choice list.
But why so? There are numerous foliage plants available worldwide. Among those, why alocasia? This question may bother you.
Well, you will get this answer from this article. But before that, let’s have a glance at the characteristics of an alocasia plant from the below table-
| Plant part | Alocasia characteristics |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Alocasia spp. ( Such as Alocasia mycorrhizas) |
| Others name | Elephant ears, African mask |
| Family | Araceae |
| Leaf color | Dark green color with highlighted veins |
| Leaf size | 20-90 cm with a long petiole |
| Leaf shape | Cordate or sagittate |
| Leaf surface | Smooth |
| Plant height | 2-15 ft tall and 2-8 ft spread |
| Flower | Yellowish |
| Temperature | 60-80° Fahrenheit |
| Sunlight | Bright and indirect light |
| Watering | Water when top 5-6 inches soil get dry |
| Fertilizer needed | A moderate amount of fertilizer is needed |
| Propagation | Stem cutting by tuber |
| Soil pH | 5.5-6.5 |
How to care for Alocasia?
Alocasia plants need nothing but technical and regular intensive care. You don’t need to spend much time on it. But you have to notice it with great consciousness.
- Watering: Alocasia is a drought-resistant plant. So it won’t require much watering. It needs watering once or twice a week according to the temperature and humidity.
- Temperature: Around 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit temperature is considered best for alocasia development. If the temperature goes below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, plants will face problems.
- Humidity: A humid area is not fully preferable to alocasia plants. 60% humidity is tolerable for them. They can not complete the photosynthesis process below or up to this mark.
- Sunlight: Bright but indirect light- this is the precaution for the growth of an alocasia plant. You can keep your plant in such a position where it can consume early morning sun rays. This has amusing effects on them.
- Fertilizers providing: Indoor plant fertilizers, mostly liquid fertilizers should be applied to them in summer and spring.
Alocasia vs Colocasia
Sometimes confusion may be created between alocasia and colocasia. This problem is also sorted out here. Check it out.
| Property | Alocasia | Colocasia |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf angle | Leaves remain horizontally creating an upward growth. | Colocasia creates a downward angle with the plant. |
| Leaf surface | Smooth and glossy | A little rough |
| Propagule | Tubers and rhizomes | Tubers |
| Edible part | Corm which needs to be modified to remove toxicity | Taro which is produced in vast areas |
| Plant height | 2 to 6 feet | 8 inches to over 9 feet |
| Best growth | Partial or indirect sunlight | Full exposure to sunlight |
| Soil requirement | Sandy-loam soil | Compost rich soil |
You may get a lot of detailed information about the differences between alocasia and colocasia plants. To know the complete identification of alocasia and colocasia you can look over our guide on Alocasia vs Colocasia.
Final Thoughts
Here we want to cover 25 types of Alocasia. All of them are so gorgeous and praiseworthy. Taking care of Alocasia is so easy. People choose their favorite alocasia.
In my word, all of them are so pretty. They give your house a beautiful fresh look. Your collection will be amazing.
What’s your thought? Let me know in the comment section about which one is your favorite.
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