Botanical Name: Alocasia x amazonica
Common Name: Alocasia, African mask
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Clumping, tuberous plant with several striking, dark, felted leaves with silvery stripes, occasionally wavy margins
Height to 3'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure indoors prefers a brightly light, warm, humid environment
Soil prefers rich, well-drained organic ‘soilless’ medium
Hardiness tender, needs warm, moist conditions to thrive
 
Morphology:
Leaves beautiful, dramatic dark green, hastate to ovate leaves with dark felted surfaces, usually striped with a silver or white stripe pattern
Flowers yellow-green spadix flower – usually inconspicuous compared to dramatic foliage
Fruit small drupes
 
Propagation:
division, seed
 
Usage:
dramatic house or patio plant for very dramatic foliage and tropical appearance; mostly used as a specimen plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering – not drought tolerant; use bottled water to avoid salt build-up in soil
Fertilizing supply regular, low strength fertilizer throughout the year
Pruning remove yellow leaves
Pests/Diseases root rot where soil does not drain well
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Tropical Asia
Family: Araceae

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