Alocasia
Alocasia x mortfontanensis
About it
- Kind
- Foliage · Perennial
- Mature size
- to 30 in × 18 in
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 10–12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 8 in
- Water
- About every 7 days
ⓘ We don't know this plant's soil pH and feeding needs yet.
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Alocasia yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Alocasia yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, sap/juice, seeds and stems; toxic principle: Calcium oxalate crystals
- Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, sap/juice, seeds and stems; toxic principle: Calcium oxalate crystals
- Horses No information in our sources
- Children Listed as a problem for children (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, sap/juice, seeds and stems; toxic principle: Calcium oxalate crystals
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Alocasia yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- category NC State Extension ↗
- climate requirement NC State Extension ↗
- edible NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: medium-severity poison, calcium oxalate crystals
- growth rate NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Growth Rate: Medium
- life cycle NC State Extension ↗
- mature height in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 1 ft - 4 ft; midpoint
- mature spread in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 1 ft - 2 ft; midpoint
- min soil depth in NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18's 6-8 in shallow-rooted range; high end, for a tuberous/rhizomatous plant
- space requirement NC State Extension ↗
- species NC State Extension ↗ Commonly sold as Alocasia Amazonica
- sunlight NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox lists Dappled Sunlight and Partial Shade; recorded as the brighter of the two
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, child from the page's "Problem for" listing. Severity, parts and principle are the page's poison characteristics for the whole plant. No Problem for Horses tag on this page; severity is Medium here, not Low like most other Araceae in this batch.
- water frequency days NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18's generic container check