Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Alocasia Cuprea, 0 by forevereden

forevereden wrote:
This is one of my favorite plants. Even though it is not that big. I love the leaves on it. They get more pronounced when it grows. The pic shows green in the leaf, but when you look at it, it looks totally black. I wish it would flower though. The leaves also grow downward below the pot I noticed. So it would always have to be in a container because otherwise it would hit the soil I figure. The ones in the greenhouse are nice, but to get the leaf like this I had it under these T5 lights and also it gets some from the 1000w sodium that is on a 3 ft track. It is kinda under the end part of the track the light runs back and forth on. I thought it would be strong, but the leaves turn towards it and love it. All of my Alocasias love those lights and I thought they wouldn't. Just wish they would send up a shoot!