Alocasia 'Frydek'®

Growing Information

  • Temp: below 45°F plant may go dormant

  • Light: 65%-73% shade, likes high light, but will do reasonably well in 80% shade

  • Soil: aerated mix containing bark, coarse perlite and peat moss

  • Mature Height: 2-3'

  • Pot Size: 8-14"

  • Hardiness: Zone 9

  • Major Pests: Mites
    (Control: Avid, Pentac, and Kelthane)

  • Diseases: Alternaria, Botrytis Blight, Anthractnose, Phytophthora/Pythium Rot, Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot, and Xanthomonas Blight

  • Origin: NA

       A wide leafed Alocasia micholitziana found and/or selected and named by Agri-Star out of Texas. This is a beautiful tropical plant, narrow-sagittate, hard leaf satiny emerald-green with white midrib; pale stalks with bizarre purplish banding. This Alocasia likes shade, which makes it extremely easy to grow as a house plant.

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