The stunning Alocasia Regal Shield is a cross between an Alocasia Black Velvet and an Alocasia Odora taking its velvety blackness from one and its largeness from the other. Giant black velvety perfectly heart-shaped leaves with slightly ruffled edges and reddish undersides – now who wouldn’t want to own this plant? If you grow Alocasia …
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Alocasia Silver Dragon is one of those tropical evergreens that magically draw you towards it in a nursery and won’t let you leave until you’ve purchased it. It is a hybrid variant of the Alocasia Baginda and looks very similar to the original Baginda but much more strikingly crystalline and silvery. In fact, there’s something …
While staying indoors helps to shield us from the current happenings, it can get pretty lonely and dull. It is why we recommend some green therapy. Keeping or decorating with houseplants not only brings your home to life; it also boosts your mood. And, it doesn’t even have to be a taxing project, if you …
(image credits, IG: ellemenoh.plants) Alocasia plants are admired for their stunning foliage. There are about 79 species in the Alocasia plant family. All of them have exotic leaves. Alocasia Macrorrhizos is a huge plant that can grow 15 feet tall (4.5m) and 8 feet wide (2.4m). This plant will grow best in filtered sunlight and …
(image credit, IG: overwaterman) During my travels through Eastern Australia, I noticed one ubiquitous plant in pretty much every home backyard. It was the wonderfully lush and low maintenance Cunjevoi Lily. But this was no lily. I soon found out it was a tropical evergreen called Alocasia brisbanensis. No one necessarily waters it in its …