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Alocasia, Upright Elephant Ear 'Superba'

Alocasia

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Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee)

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Alocasia (a-loh-KAY-see-uh)

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USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

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Light Shade

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Grown for foliage

Velvet/Fuzzy

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Tropicals and Tender Perennials

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kathy__bee

Plano, TX (Zone 8a) | November 2011 | positive

I recently purchased this from eBay and it has been a super-easy houseplant. Amazingly, I set my pot (with drain holes) in a ceramic pot ...Read More

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