2" Alocasia portei
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Care
Care
Bright indirect light
Water when soil is mostly dry
Loves humidity
Alocasia portei, also known as 'Malaysian Monster', is the largest known elephant ear species. This species leaves can easily grow over 3-4' in length! The foliage is deeply lobed and is quite eye catching.
This plant can make a great indoor plant as it will likely not reach the size that it's known for outdoors, if it's inside of your home.
Alocasia portei care:
This Alocasia plant prefers a well draining soil that is rich in organic matter. Allow the soil to dry out almost completely before watering, taking care to not allow your elephant ear to remain in excess water for an extended period. Provide your Alocasia portei with plenty of bright indirect light.
Additional information:
Alocasia is a genus of plants in the Aroid family native to many parts of Asia including but not limited to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia.
There are at least 90 officially recognized Alocasia species, with more discovered and properly named every year. Alocasia come in all sizes, from small to large. Jewel types like Black Velvet tend to stay on the bushier, more compact side.
Alocasia are rhizomatous or tuberous and self reproduce from corms.
Alocasia can go dormant during the cooler months, so try to provide your plant with temperatures above 50deg to ensure that they stay happy and healthy during this period.