We have written a complete collector guide for most of the Alocasia we have offered, from the species most growers start with to variegated forms that appear only a handful of times a year. This page gathers every one of those guides into a single alphabetical index.
Each entry gives the plant's name in correct botanical form, a one-line summary and a link to the full guide. Where a plant is currently available, you will also find a link straight to it. Names in single quotes are cultivar or trade names as used in the collector trade; many are not formally registered, so read them as the names collectors use rather than formal cultivar names. We add new guides regularly, so this index grows with the collection.
Understanding the variegation types
Most of the plants below are defined as much by their variegation as by their species. Albo, aurea and pink variegation behave very differently in cultivation, in stability and in how they should be grown. Before choosing between forms, it is worth reading our explainers on albo variegation, aurea variegation and pink variegation, or the complete guide to Alocasia variegation types, which sets out albo, aurea, pink, mint, splash and tri colour side by side.
The index
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A
- Alocasia acuminata Albo: Albo variegated form of the species Alocasia acuminata, carrying white variegation through the leaf. In stock
- Alocasia × amazonica: The classic hybrid behind many of the best-known collector forms: its background, parentage and why it endures.
- Alocasia × amazonica Aurea: Aurea variegated amazonica, carrying yellow to gold colouration through the familiar dark, white-veined leaf.
- Alocasia × amazonica Pink Variegated: Pink variegated form of the amazonica hybrid, with pink sectors set against the dark leaf and pale veins. In stock
- Alocasia × amazonica Pink Variegated (Thai): The Thai line of pink variegated amazonica, covered separately from the standard pink variegated form. In stock
- Alocasia chienlii 'Antoro Velvet' Tri Colour: Tri colour variegated form of Alocasia chienlii, a velvety-leaved wild species valued for its botanical distinctiveness. In stock
- Alocasia azlanii Albo Pink: Alocasia azlanii carrying both albo and pink variegation, one of the more complex colour forms in the species. In stock
- Alocasia azlanii Mint: Mint variegated Alocasia azlanii, with soft pale green variegation across the leaf.
- Alocasia azlanii Mutation: A variegated mutation of Alocasia azlanii, and how it differs from the standard species form.
B
- Alocasia 'Balloon Heart' Pink Variegated: A pink variegated hybrid from the amazonica group, covered at its arrival as a new hybrid in the collector trade.
- Alocasia 'Bambino': The compact, narrow-leaved amazonica hybrid, and the parent form behind several variegated collector plants.
- Alocasia 'Bambino' Pink Variegated: Pink variegated form of the compact 'Bambino', one of the smaller pink variegated Alocasia for a collection.
- Alocasia 'Bisma Platinum' Albo: Albo variegated 'Bisma Platinum', a collector form carrying white variegation, covered in a complete guide. In stock
- Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Black Stem' Albo: Albo variegated form of the dark-stemmed macrorrhizos, a large-growing giant taro with white-sectored leaves.
- Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet' Gold: Aurea variegated 'Black Velvet', with gold colouration across the dark, velvet-textured leaves of this compact jewel Alocasia.
- Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet' Pink: Pink variegated 'Black Velvet', with pink sectors on the dark velvet leaf of this compact jewel Alocasia.
- Alocasia 'Blood Bone': A genuinely rare hybrid bred by Wim Philtjens, covering its parentage and what sets it apart. In stock
- Alocasia brancifolia Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia brancifolia, the species known for its deeply dissected, divided leaf blades.
- Alocasia brancifolia 'Pink Passion' Albo Pink: Pink-stemmed, albo and pink variegated form of the dissected-leaf Alocasia brancifolia, with deeply divided pinnatifid blades.
C
- Alocasia 'Chantrieri' Pink Variegated: Pink variegated 'Chantrieri', a holographic-leaved hybrid with pink variegation across a reflective leaf surface. In stock
- Alocasia cucullata Mint: Mint variegated Alocasia cucullata, with pale green variegation on the cupped, heart-shaped leaves of this hardy species.
- Alocasia cuprea 'Latte' Variegated: A variegated form of the Bornean jewel Alocasia, with muted tones over the metallic cuprea leaf.
- Alocasia cuprea 'Nom Yen' Variegated: An ultra-rare, multi-toned variegated cuprea, notable for the complexity of its colouring rather than its intensity.
- Alocasia cuprea Pink: Pink variegated Alocasia cuprea, adding pink sectors to the copper-toned metallic leaf of the species.
- Alocasia cuprea 'Pink Mint': Pastel pink and mint variegated cuprea, a refined, softly coloured form that shows best in diffuse light.
- Alocasia cuprea 'Super Pink': The most vividly pink of the cuprea forms, with strong pink colouration over the metallic leaf.
- Alocasia 'Curly Bambino': A compact 'Bambino' form from the amazonica group with wavy, ruffled leaf margins.
D
- Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale': The textured, deeply veined baginda cultivar whose leaf surface resembles scales, and the parent of many variegated forms.
- Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Albo: Albo variegated 'Dragon Scale', with white variegation across the heavily textured, scale-patterned leaf.
F
- Alocasia flemingiana Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia flemingiana, with white variegation on this less commonly grown species.
- Alocasia fornicata: The plain species form of Alocasia fornicata, and the starting point for its variegated collector forms.
- Alocasia fornicata Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia fornicata, with white sectors across the leaf of this species. In stock
- Alocasia fornicata Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia fornicata, carrying yellow to gold colouration through the leaf.
- Alocasia fornicata Lime Aurea: A lime-toned aurea form of Alocasia fornicata, distinct from the standard gold aurea.
- Alocasia fornicata Mint: Mint variegated Alocasia fornicata, with soft pale green variegation across the leaf.
- Alocasia fornicata Mint Albo: Alocasia fornicata carrying both mint and albo variegation on the same plant.
G
- Alocasia gageana Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia gageana, carrying white variegation through the leaf of this species.
- Alocasia gageana × fornicata Aurea: Aurea variegated hybrid of gageana and fornicata, with gold colouration through the leaf.
- Alocasia 'Golden Bone': The plain 'Golden Bone' hybrid: its background, leaf character and place in a serious collection.
- Alocasia 'Golden Bone' Variegated: Variegated form of 'Golden Bone', covered separately from the plain hybrid.
- Alocasia 'Green Unicorn': A variegated collector hybrid of azlanii and 'Dragon Scale', combining traits from both parents.
J
- Alocasia tandurusa 'Jacklyn' Albo: Albo variegated 'Jacklyn', with white variegation on the deeply lobed, textured leaves of this Sulawesi species.
L
- Alocasia lauterbachiana Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia lauterbachiana, the species with long, narrow, wavy-edged leaves.
- Alocasia lauterbachiana Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia lauterbachiana, carrying gold colouration along its long, narrow leaves.
- Alocasia 'Loco': The 'Loco' hybrid: its background, leaf form and place in a collection.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Lava King Cobra': A variegated longiloba form traded as 'Lava King Cobra', with distinctive colouring on the arrow-shaped leaf.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Lime Lava': A variegated longiloba form traded as 'Lime Lava', with lime-toned colouration across the leaf.
- Alocasia longiloba Marble: Marble variegated Alocasia longiloba, with fine, mottled variegation over the arrow-shaped leaf. In stock
- Alocasia longiloba Mint: Mint variegated Alocasia longiloba, with soft pale green variegation on this widespread, variable species. In stock
- Alocasia longiloba 'Pink Back': Pink variegated longiloba form traded as 'Pink Back', a trade name within this variable species.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Pink Back' Albo: 'Pink Back' carrying albo variegation as well as pink, one of the more complex longiloba forms.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Satun Stardust': A variegated longiloba form traded as 'Satun Stardust', and how it sits within this variable species.
M
- Alocasia 'Maharani' Albo: Albo variegated 'Maharani', with white variegation on the thick, textured, silver-grey leaves of this compact hybrid. In stock
- Alocasia 'Maharani' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Maharani', the golden form of this compact hybrid with thick, textured leaves. In stock
- Alocasia melo Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia melo, with white variegation on the thick, rough-textured leaves of this Bornean species.
- Alocasia melo Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia melo, with gold colouration over the thick, rough-textured leaf. In stock
- Alocasia micholitziana 'Green Velvet' (sold as 'Frydek'): Is 'Frydek' rare? The correct name, the misnomer, and where the plant sits among collector Alocasia.
- Alocasia micholitziana 'Green Velvet' Variegated (sold as 'Frydek'): Variegated form of the velvet-leaved micholitziana, widely traded as 'Frydek' Variegated.
N
- Alocasia 'Nairobi Nights': The 'Nairobi Nights' hybrid, with long, dark leaves and pale veins, and its place in a collection.
- Alocasia 'Nairobi Nights' Pink Albo: 'Nairobi Nights' carrying both pink and albo variegation on its long, dark leaves.
- Alocasia 'Nebula' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Nebula', with gold colouration across the leaf of this collector hybrid.
- Alocasia 'Ninja' Albo: Albo variegated 'Ninja', with white variegation on the dark leaves of this compact hybrid. In stock
- Alocasia 'Ninja' Aurea Splash: 'Ninja' with aurea splash variegation, scattered gold flecks rather than broad sectors across the dark leaf. In stock
- Alocasia 'Ninja' Pink: Pink variegated 'Ninja', with pink sectors against the dark leaf of this compact hybrid. In stock
- Alocasia 'Ninja' Tri Colour: Tri colour variegated 'Ninja', carrying three tones of variegation on the same compact plant.
O
- Alocasia odora 'California' Mint: Mint variegated odora 'California', a reclassified plant with an unusual horticultural and botanical history.
- Alocasia odora 'Okinawa Silver' Albo: Albo variegated 'Okinawa Silver', a large-growing odora form carrying white variegation through the leaf. In stock
P
- Alocasia 'Pink Dragon' Albo: Albo and pink variegated 'Pink Dragon', from the amazonica group, known for its pink petioles. In stock
- Alocasia 'Pink Dragon' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Pink Dragon', combining gold variegation with the cultivar's pink colouring.
- Alocasia 'Pink Dragon' Lime Aurea: A lime-toned aurea form of 'Pink Dragon', distinct from the standard gold aurea.
- Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Plumbea' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Plumbea' (listed as 'Plumbeas'), the dark-leaved giant taro form carrying gold variegation.
- Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly': The story of 'Polly', the compact amazonica hybrid, including its tri colour variegated form.
- Alocasia portei Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia portei, the large species with deeply cut, lobed leaf margins. In stock
- Alocasia 'Portodora' Aurea × 'Antoro Velvet': A cross between aurea 'Portodora' and 'Antoro Velvet', combining a large odora-derived hybrid with velvet leaves.
- Alocasia 'Portora' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Portora', the large, upright hybrid with wavy-edged leaves, carrying gold variegation.
- Alocasia pseudosanderiana Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia pseudosanderiana, with gold colouration across the glossy, lobed leaf. In stock
- Alocasia pseudosanderiana 'Bully' Aurea: The 'Bully' form of pseudosanderiana with aurea variegation, covered separately from the standard aurea.
- Alocasia pseudosanderiana Pink: Pink variegated Alocasia pseudosanderiana, with pink sectors on the glossy, lobed leaf. In stock
- Alocasia 'Puber Princess Lemon': 'Puber Princess Lemon', a lemon-toned collector form, with its background and place in a collection.
R
- Alocasia 'Regal Shields': The large, dark-leaved 'Regal Shields' hybrid, and the parent of the variegated forms in our collection.
- Alocasia reginae Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia reginae, with white variegation on the silvered leaves of this compact Bornean species. In stock
- Alocasia reginae Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia reginae, with gold colouration over the silvered leaf of this compact species. In stock
S
- Alocasia sanderiana 'Bull' Aurea: Aurea variegated sanderiana 'Bull', carrying gold variegation on the deeply lobed, silver-veined leaf.
- Alocasia sanderiana 'Bully' Pink Albo: The 'Bully' form of sanderiana carrying both pink and albo variegation.
- Alocasia sanderiana 'Nobilis' Pink: Pink variegated 'Nobilis', a form of the Philippine sanderiana with deeply lobed, silver-veined leaves.
- Alocasia 'Sarian' Albo: Albo variegated 'Sarian', the tall, upright hybrid with long, pale-veined leaves, carrying white variegation.
- Alocasia 'Sarian' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Sarian', with gold colouration along the long leaves of this upright hybrid.
- Alocasia scalprum Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia scalprum, with gold colouration on the narrow, thick leaves of this Philippine species.
- Alocasia 'Serendipity' Orange Pink: 'Serendipity' with orange and pink variegation, an unusual colour combination among collector Alocasia.
- Alocasia baginda 'Silver Dragon': The silver-leaved baginda cultivar, close to 'Dragon Scale' but with a pale, silvered leaf surface.
- Alocasia 'Simpo' Albo: Albo variegated 'Simpo', Wawan Santoso's Malaysian hybrid (suspected sinuata × 'Lukiwan'), with white variegation on a heavily quilted leaf.
- Alocasia 'Simpo' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Simpo', Wawan Santoso's Malaysian hybrid (suspected sinuata × 'Lukiwan'), with golden-yellow sectors across its quilted leaf.
- Alocasia sinuata Albo: Albo variegated Alocasia sinuata, with white variegation on the wavy, quilted leaves of this Philippine species.
- Alocasia sinuata Mint: Mint variegated Alocasia sinuata, with soft pale green variegation over the wavy leaf.
- Alocasia sinuata Variegated: The variegated form of Alocasia sinuata, and how it compares with the albo and mint forms. In stock
- Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Stingray' Albo Pink: 'Stingray' with albo and pink variegation, the macrorrhizos cultivar with a whip-like leaf tip.
- Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Stingray' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Stingray', carrying gold variegation on its distinctive ray-shaped leaves. In stock
V
- Alocasia 'Velvet Dragon': Wim Philtjens' second hybrid, and its link to Alocasia tandurusa 'Jacklyn' in its parentage. In stock
- Alocasia 'Venom': The dark hybrid bred by Mason Lee of Mason Plants, South Korea, and why it has become a collection favourite.
W
- Alocasia longiloba 'Watsoniana' Albo: Albo variegated 'Watsoniana', a trade name for a form of Alocasia longiloba.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Watsoniana' Aurea: Aurea variegated 'Watsoniana', with gold colouration on this longiloba form with bullate leaves. In stock
- Alocasia longiloba 'Watsoniana' Pink: Pink variegated 'Watsoniana', our first guide to pink colouration on this longiloba form.
- Alocasia longiloba 'Watsoniana' Pink 'Doff': The 'Doff' line of pink variegated 'Watsoniana', covered separately from the standard pink form. In stock
- Alocasia wentii Pink Splash: Alocasia wentii with pink splash variegation, scattered pink flecks over the leaf of this hardy species. In stock
Y
- Alocasia 'Yucatan Princess' Pink: Pink variegated 'Yucatan Princess', with pink sectors on the leaf of this collector hybrid. In stock
Z
- Alocasia zebrina Aurea: Aurea variegated Alocasia zebrina, with gold colouration and the species' zebra-striped petioles.
Care and growing
The guides above focus on individual plants. These cover the growing fundamentals that apply across the collection.
- The complete Alocasia care guide: light, water, humidity and temperature for the genus as a whole
- How do I know if my Alocasia is happy?: reading the signs of a plant that is settled and growing
- Alocasia plant guide: 10 cultivars to know: a starting point for new collectors
- The best substrate for rare Alocasia: our own pon mix, blended from the Soil Ninja range
- What is the best fertiliser for Alocasia?: choosing a feed
- The Alocasia plant feed guide: our six-product balanced feed programme
- Are LED grow lights worth it for Alocasia?: supplementary lighting through the UK winter
- Alocasia root rot: prevention, identification and recovery
- Pest patrol: identifying, treating and preventing common pests
Corms and propagation
- The Corm Keeper and Corm Crown: our in-house corm propagation system
- How long does it take for a corm to sprout?: realistic timescales
- Why are my corms not sprouting?: common causes and fixes
- Growing Alocasia corms in Fluval Stratum: a propagation substrate we rely on
- Self-watering corm pots: steady moisture for sprouting corms
- When to move a corm to pon or soil: the right moment to pot on
If you are looking for a particular plant that is not listed here, or would like advice on one already in your collection, get in touch. We are always happy to talk Alocasia.
