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African Mask Elephant's Ear (Alocasia amazonica 'Polly')
The African Mask Elephant's Ear had many common names and botanical names such as Amazon Elephant's Ear, African Mask, Alocasia amazonica 'Polly', Alocasia Polly, Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly' and Elephant's Ear. Beautiful, rare and exotic all describe this spectacular houseplant. The very tropical and exquisite African Mask has bright white veins protruding from a glossy dark greenish black background arrow shaped leaves. This breath taking tropical perennial plant grows large thick leaves which can reach over a foot in length. Being that this ornamental is very tropical is a necessity to have the Alocasia amazonica 'Polly' in temperatures never dropping below 55 degrees F. They are dramatic as ornamental houseplants and thrive in light shade to full shade conditions in or outdoor. This exotic plant should be kept well watered when growing. Prefers moist but not wet soil and humidity high as possible. Misting is encouraged but only with rain or bottled water. Tap water may cause damage to the plant and in some cases death. The Alocasia Polly makes for a great exotic house plant able to thrive in most if not all household conditions as long the few requirements are met.
The African Mask Elephant's Ear had many common names and botanical names such as Amazon Elephant's Ear, African Mask, Alocasia amazonica 'Polly', Alocasia Polly, Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly' and Elephant's Ear. Beautiful, rare and exotic all describe this spectacular houseplant. The very tropical and exquisite African Mask has bright white veins protruding from a glossy dark greenish black background arrow shaped leaves. This breath taking tropical perennial plant grows large thick leaves which can reach over a foot in length. Being that this ornamental is very tropical is a necessity to have the Alocasia amazonica 'Polly' in temperatures never dropping below 55 degrees F. They are dramatic as ornamental houseplants and thrive in light shade to full shade conditions in or outdoor. This exotic plant should be kept well watered when growing. Prefers moist but not wet soil and humidity high as possible. Misting is encouraged but only with rain or bottled water. Tap water may cause damage to the plant and in some cases death. The Alocasia Polly makes for a great exotic house plant able to thrive in most if not all household conditions as long the few requirements are met.
Additional Information
| SKU | ro-10-01 small african mask elephants ear ornamental plant |
| Plant Size | Small |
| Plant Attributes | Floor Standing Plants, Table Top Plants, Popular, Rare and Exotic, Tropical |
| Plant Name | African Mask Elephant's Ear Ornamental Plant |
| Plant Common Names | African Mask Elephant's Ear Plant, African Mask Elephant's Ear, African Mask Plant, African Mask, Elephant's Ear, Alocasia Polly |
| Plant Botanical Name | Alocasia amazonica 'Polly', Alocasia amazonica Polly, Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly', or Alocasia Polly, |
| Plant Country of Origin | Asia, China |
| Indoor/Outdoor Use | Indoor & Outdoor |
| Plant Maintenance | Easy to Moderate |
| Plant Can Be Potted | Yes |
| Plant Growth Rate | Slow to Moderate |
| Average Max Height (Mature) | 0-1 ft, 1-2 ft, 2-3 ft, 2-4 ft |
| Plant Radius Spacing | 0-1 ft, 0-2 ft, 1-2 ft, 1-3 ft |
| Lighting Requirements | Most Any Lighting, Low Lighting, Low to Moderate Lighting, Moderate Lighting |
| Plant Flowers | Yes |
| Plant Fruits | Unknown |
| USDA Outdoor Cold Toleration | Zone 11 (above 40 F) |
| The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, Term | Alocasia (name made from Colocasia). Araceae. Warmhouse foliage plants, with green, veined and mottled, large hanging leaves. Stem thick, short or assurgent, densely marked with If.-scars: lvs. with long sheathed petioles, the blade, when young peltate, when old usually sagittate-cordate, the basal lobes commonly more or less united: spathe with the tube much shorter than the blade, ovoid or oblong, convolute, the blade oblong, usually boat-t shaped; spadix shorter than spathe. — Stove foliage plants from E. Asia, comprising about 40 species, in addition to many hybrids. Related to Caladium and Colocasia, from which separated by technical fr. characters. See Monogr. by Engler in De Candolle's Monographic Phanerogamarum, Vol. II. The species of alocasia grown in greenhouses have foliage of great beauty and coloring and rank high amongst ornamental foliage plants. The leaves are remarkable for their coloring, markings, size and shape, some of them being of a rich metallic coloring while others are green and green-and-white with prominent veining. Alocasias are propagated by suckers or cuttings of the rhizomes, placed in small pots containing a mixture of light fibrous peat and sand in equal proportions, and plunged in a close frame or propagating-box with bottom heat. They may also be grown from seeds sown in 4-inch pots, in a light peaty soil in a temperature of 75° F. The month of March is the best time for propagating and potting. The evergreen species (as A. cuprea, A. longiloba, A. Lowii, A. Regina) thrive best in a compost of two parts fibrous peat and sphagnum moss and one part lumps of fibrous loam, to which should be added a sprinkling of silver sand and a few nodules of charcoal to keep the whole sweet. The herbaceous species (as A. macrorhiza) do best in good fibrous loam to which one-third of well-rotted cow-manure or pulverized sheep-manure has been added. Perfect drainage of the pots is absolutely necessary, and, in potting, the evergreen species should be coned up 2 or 3 inches above the rim of the pot, and finished off with a surfacing of live sphagnum moss.. The season of active growth begins about the first of March, when plants should be given a temperature of 70° at night, with a rise of 15° by day, and the atmosphere must be kept in a humid condition. They should be given a position free from drafts and direct sunlight. They require an abundance of water at the roots as the leaves develop, and are greatly benefited by an occasional watering of clear liquid sheep- or cow-manure. To secure the best development of the leaves, heavy syringing should be avoided, but frequent spraying on all fine days with an atomizer sprayer is very beneficial. Towards winter the humidity of the atmosphere and the supply of water to the roots should be reduced with the evergreen species, and gradually withheld altogether as the leaves mature, with the herbaceous species. The temperature during winter should not fall below 60°. Referenced from, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, By L. H. Bailey, New York, 1963, The Macmillan Company. pg(s) 254-255 |
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