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29 September 2026 · 6 min read Alocasia macrorrhizos: The Giant Taro and Its Collector Forms Alocasia macrorrhizos is the giant taro: the largest Alocasia most growers will ever keep, and one of the oldest in cultivation. Where the jewel Alocasia are small, slow and particular, macrorrhizos is big, quick and comparatively forgiving. It is also... Read the guide
Plant Care 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read Alocasia reginula: 'Black Velvet', 'Ninja' and the Variegated Forms Alocasia reginula is the smallest of the jewel Alocasia most collectors will grow. It rarely reaches much beyond 25 cm, holds only... Plant Care 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read Alocasia sanderiana and pseudosanderiana: The Species Guide Alocasia sanderiana is one of the most recognisable leaves in the genus: dark, glossy and arrow-shaped, with deeply scalloped margins and bright... Fornicata 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read Alocasia fornicata: The Species and Its Variegated Forms Alocasia fornicata sits at the opposite end of the genus from the jewel Alocasia. It is a thin-leaved, upright, fairly vigorous plant... Amazonica 29 Sep 2026 · 5 min read Alocasia × amazonica: The Group Guide to 'Amazonica', 'Polly', 'Bambino' and Their Forms Few Alocasia are as widely recognised as Alocasia × amazonica. The arrow-shaped, near-black leaves with their bright white veins have been a... Alocasia watsoniana Pink 'Doff' leaf with pink variegation over dark velvety foliage and pale veinsAlbo Variegated 29 Sep 2026 · 4 min read Alocasia longiloba: Watsoniana, Lowii, Pink Back and More Alocasia longiloba is one of the most widespread and most variable species in the genus, and that variability is exactly why collectors... Alocasia cuprea 'Latte' variegated leaf with a metallic, copper and cream variegated surfaceCuprea 29 Sep 2026 · 4 min read Alocasia cuprea: The Bornean Jewel Alocasia and Its Forms Alocasia cuprea is the plant most collectors picture when they hear the phrase "jewel Alocasia". It is compact, slow and heavy-leaved, and... Four variegated Alocasia leaves side by side: albo, pink, aurea and mint variegationPlant Care 29 Sep 2026 · 2 min read Rare Alocasia A to Z: Every Cultivar in Our Collector Guides We have written a complete collector guide for most of the Alocasia we have offered, from the species most growers start with... Alocasia Amazonica Pink VariegatedAmazonica 25 Mar 2026 · 5 min read Alocasia Amazonica Pink Variegated: Hybrid History, Thai Line and Care Guide The Alocasia Amazonica Pink Variegated brings chimeric pink variegation to Alocasia × amazonica, the iconic Miami-bred hybrid whose near-black glossy leaves and... Alocasia Amazonica AureaAmazonica 25 Mar 2026 · 3 min read Alocasia Amazonica Aurea: The Complete Collector's Guide The Alocasia Amazonica Aurea presents golden carotenoid-based variegation on Alocasia × amazonica, the iconic hybrid whose dark glossy leaves and bold white... Alocasia cuprea Super Pink, metallic jewel foliage in vivid pinkCuprea 25 Mar 2026 · 3 min read Alocasia Cuprea Super Pink: The Complete Collector's Guide The Alocasia Cuprea Super Pink represents an intensified, more extensively expressed version of the pink chimeric variegation on Alocasia cuprea, a specimen... Alocasia Cuprea Pink VariegatedCuprea 25 Mar 2026 · 5 min read Alocasia Cuprea Pink: The Complete Collector's Guide The Alocasia Cuprea Pink brings chimeric pink variegation to one of the most celebrated metallic jewel Alocasia species, Alocasia cuprea, the Bornean... Alocasia 'Nairobi Nights', dark glossy shield leaves with bright white veiningCollector Guide 25 Mar 2026 · 6 min read Alocasia Nairobi Nights: The Complete Collector's Guide Alocasia 'Nairobi Nights' is a named hybrid from the Safari Series, a group of pink-stemmed Alocasia that Oglesby introduced to the American...