Alocasia sinuata

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: 6-8'

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 relatively small growing species with leaves sagittate with strongly marked sinuous margins 9” long and 4”wide. The petioles are to 6” long and the leaves are green with the veins strongly impressed on the surface and prominent on the lower surface. At maturity the leaves reach 20” long and 13” wide. Then the leaves become not only sinuate at the margins, but also dramatically undulate. Mature leaves are grey-green on the surface and reddish beneath.

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