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Alocasia Hybrid – Plant

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Growing Alocasia is an easy way to add a tropical flair to your indoor garden. When you know that it has a unique leave shape, and how to care for Alocasia plants, you will be rewarded with many years of attractive foliage.

What makes it special:

  • One of the best attractive foliage plants.
  • Low maintenance plant and easily grow in indoor condition.
  • Perfect ornamental plant for house.
SN Item name
1 Alocasia Hybrid – Plant
2 4 inch (10 cm) Nursery Pot as Inner
3 4.5 inch (11 cm) Ronda No. 1110 Round Plastic Planter (Black)

Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennial flowering plants from the family Araceae. This plant is famous for its unusual and unique alien-looking leaves. Elephant ear plant (Alocasia sp.) received their common name because their leaves look like green renditions of elephant ea ¹

The plants can be kept indoors as house plants or grown outdoors in shady areas. It is a very low-maintenance plant. The Elephant Ear plant is a Herbaceous Perennial, meaning that they grow from non-woody stems and will re-bloom each year. It is a robust rhizomatous evergreen perennial with dark green, narrowly arrow-shaped, wavy-edged leaves, up to 2 feet long (60 cm), adorned with ribs and margins marked in bright creamy white.

Plant Specifications

Plant Height 9 inch (23 cm)
Plant Spread 6 inch (15 cm)
*above specifications are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name Elephants ear, Alocasia amazonica, Kris Plant, African mask plant
Maximum Reachable Height Up to 1 meter
Flower Colour Creamy white
Bloom Time Rarely flowers
Difficulty Level Easy

Planting And Care

Sunlight

  • Morning sunlight of 1-3 hours a day is ideal and plants grow well in bright light for rest of the day.
  • Protect the Alocasia from harsh sunlight as it can cause damage to the foliage.

Soil

  • The soil should be well-drained, fertile, and rich in organic content for growing the Alocasia plant.

Watering

  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Apply 1 cup(approx.50ml) of water when the topsoil (1-2 inches) in the pot feels dry to touch.
  • Do not overwater the plant.
  • As a rule of thumb, water the plants thoroughly in summer and reduce watering in the winter and rainy seasons.
  • Water should be applied preferably in the morning or evening.

Application of Fertilizer

  • Before the application of fertilizer loosens the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so, it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.
  • Apply organic fertilizer once a month.
  • Apply water immediately after the application of fertilizer.

Plant Protection

  • Remove dead, infected, or damaged plant parts and discard them away from the plants.
  • For any insect attack or disease, you can use Neem oil, Eucalyptus oil or Citrus oil spray for primary treatment.

Don’t

  • Do not overwater the plant especially when the pot doesn’t have a drainage hole.
  • Avoid applying water on leaves it may cause fungus infection.

Alocasia Hybrid Care

Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location:

  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Apply 1 cup(approx.50ml) of water when the topsoil (1-2 inches) in the pot feels dry to touch.
  • Keep the plant in natural indirect/artificial bright light.
  • Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.

Key requirements to keep plants healthy:

Sunlight Natural bright light with morning sunlight(1-3 hours)
Watering Apply 1 cup(approx.50ml) of water when the topsoil (1-2 inches) in the pot feels dry to touch
Soil Well-drained, fertile, and rich in organic content
Temperature 18-24 Degrees Celsius
Fertilizer Apply organic fertilizer once a month

Alocasia Hybrid Special Feature

Very attractive and beautiful foliage.

Alocasia Hybrid Uses

Ornamental Use:

  • These are tropical plants that are treasured for their decorative leaves, and becoming popular as houseplants day by day
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