Species · genus Alocasia · Araceae
Green Velvet Alocasia
Alocasia micholitziana Sander
Also known as: Elephant's-ear · Alocasia 'Frydek'
Cultivars of A. micholitziana
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under A. micholitziana yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
A tropical understory aroid from the Philippine forest floor, this Alocasia wants warmth, steady but not soggy moisture, and bright indirect light rather than direct sun. Let the top inch of mix approach dryness before watering, and keep it in airy, well-draining soil to avoid rot. As a forest-floor plant it favors consistently elevated humidity.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 10 days
High
18–29 °C
Airy, fast-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite
Separate rhizome offsets at repotting
Dilute balanced feed monthly in spring and summer
Moderate
Rarely flowers indoors; grown for veined foliage
Toxic to cats & dogs & humans
Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate the mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)
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