General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 12 to 14 inches (30-35cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. Viability declines if seeds are allowed to dry. Soak overnight in distilled water and plant.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
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Common names
  • Jewel Alocasia
  • Alocasia
  • Elephant's Ear
Also sold as:
  • Alocasia bullata

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-08-16
Photo by robertduval14
Comments:
  • Posted by mjsponies (Central Florida) on Feb 4, 2015 7:29 AM concerning plant:
    Easy to grow, although they typically go "semi-dormant" to fully dormant in winter here for me even if grown in pots. Just reduce watering to prevent the tuber from rotting, and in spring they will pop right back up.
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Aug 1, 2015 12:48 PM concerning plant:
    N. E. Brown first described and named this plant from a specimen at Kew Gardens in The Gardeners Chronicle (1885). Alocasia ‘Quilted Dreams’ was first described in Aroideana 7 (1984) and Alocasia bullata is Hort., nom. inval.

    Per The genus Alocasia (Araceae-Colocasieae) in the Philippines, by Alistair Hay page 33 “…Alocasia sinuata is botanically poorly known,…Two forms exist in cultivation… Quilted Dreams and Alocasia Bullata…”
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Looks happy by eclayne May 10, 2014 4:51 PM 1

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