Alocasia plumbae ~Nigra~ Origin: Native to Borneo (Metallic Taro, Black Elephant Ear, Alocasia Nigra)    An exotic tropical aroid which offers beautiful eye-catching foliage, known to one of the many 'Jewels of Alocasia'. This beautiful little Alocasia is well loved. This Alocasia gets matures at 1' to 2' tall and has dark velteen, almost black leaves.
You are bidding on * live starter plant seedlings with vigorous root systems * inches tall with * leaves born and growing in a small container for ease of transplant.
	Metallic Taro  The upper leaf surface is deep black and underneath it is a silver-purple with purple veins. The petiole, peduncle and the tube of the spathe are purple. The blade of the spathe is green with some vertical purple stripes. The upper spathe is more heavily vertically striped and is purple with some green showing through. In mature specimens the leaves are somewhat bullate. This is an excellent container plant. The dramatic shiny black leaves create great texture in pots or the landscape.
One of the blackest plants I know is a houseplant belonging to the philodendron family called Nigra Alocasia (Alocasia plumbae). The leaves look more like a lump of charcoal than a plant.  Alocasia Nigra is one of several species of Alocasia native in Southeast Asia, with this plant probably coming from the jungles of Borneo. Alocasia Nigra and its kin were collected during the 1860s by English plant collectors who scoured the jungles of the world looking for new orchids and houseplants.
	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: 4-5' 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 Height: 3-5 ft. (1-1.5 m) Hardiness: USDA Zone 9: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: White/Near White Bloom Time: Blooms all year Foliage: Grown for foliage Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
Alocasia Nigra should be given bright conditions but not direct sun suitable for an African violet. The plant is somewhat slow growing, so acquire as large a plant as possible. Transplant the plant about once a year, but keep the pot size as small as possible. It’s not a heavy feeder so avoid the temptation of trying to force it to grow fast by extra fertilization. The Jewel Alocasia needs to dry out between waterings a lot more so than the other types. Also, they are good indoors or in a greenhouse so as to prevent them from being over watered by rainfall. Alocasia Nigra needs must be a very well draining potting mix – containing bark, perlite and peat moss. Like most members of the philodendron family, never let the plant sit in standing water.	The leaf blade is a metallic black offset by platinum colored veins. The undersurface of the leaf is purplish.
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