I just bought this guy but he was tagless and I'm clueless. Could anyone help me with an I.D.? thanks!!!!!! Ann
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Looks pretty young to be able to tell but I want one anyway! If I could trade for one of my hybrids, I would!
LariAnn
Beautiful. It looks slightly like pumbea but I am sure it is not. Alistar maybe able to put a ID to is or Peter boyce.
Could it be Alocasia wentii...I had one that looked very similar
Thanks everyone for trying. LarriAnn, I wish you were close enough to trade with too!
Definitely not plumbea or wentii (have them, it's different) Michael Pascall thinks it's Alocasia infernalis. He even knew where I bought it as he'd gotten one too. Apparently, it's picky so it'll probably be dead in a month LoL, Cry, Cry....
Here is a pic of Alocasia infernalis. It may be it now that I see this pic again. The lighter colored stems are not seen on the clones here. So it still maybe something else.
Yours looks nice and healthy. Are you growing it in a light potting mix? What kind of light conditions do you find that it prefers? thanks!! Ann
I would like to know too, Brian or LariAnn.
Hap
A. infernalis really likes warm weather, day and night. Bright light (not sun) and a well-draining potting mix are essential but if temps drop to the 50s, the plant will either go dormant or self-terminate! I had one that was beautiful and as soon as the temps got cool, I thought it was a goner. It lost all leaves and looked dead. Now that the weather has warmed sufficiently, I can see a new leaf that just came up. Based on my observations, I think that A. infernalis is closely allied to A. cuprea.
LariAnn
Thanks.
Hap
Very, very well drained.
We just lost our two to the Wet Season :( Ann