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Alocasia, Elephant Ear (Hybrid) – Plant

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Although flowers appear once in a while on a well looked after Alocasia, they are quite insignificant. The focus of this plant should be maintaining its beautiful foliage.

Description

Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae. There are 79 species native to tropical and subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia, and widely cultivated elsewhere.

Additional information

Weight 2 kg
Dimensions 40 × 15 × 15 cm
Common Name

Kris Plant or Elephant Ear.

Difficulty

Easy

Fertilizer

Feed with a diluted balanced fertilizer from spring every 2 weeks and stop at the end of August then start again at the beginning of spring.

Flower Colour

Although flowers appear once in a while on a well looked after Alocasia, they are quite insignificant. The focus of this plant should be maintaining its beautiful foliage.

Height

Height: 2.00 to 6.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 6.00 feet

Soil

Use a fast draining peat based potting mix.

Sunlight

You must avoid both direct Sunlight and very dark and gloomy spots. Locations which fall between these two extremes are required.

Temperature

approximately 65-75°F (18-24°C )

Water

Elephant ears are water-loving plants. They need at least moist, organically rich soil, but constantly moist soil is preferable, especially in warm months. You can decrease your watering schedule for the plants in winter, when they don t need as much water as they do other times of the year.

Bloom Time

Rarely flowers

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