Alocasia macrorrhizos Bletilla Give Ampelaster carolinianus a trellis

Give Ampelaster carolinianus a trellis

a happy clump of cinnamon fern can reach 3' tall x 3' wide

wavy-edged leaves are held upright on dramatically rigid stems

vertically striped foliage

Another claim to fame is that it was selected by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years

Alocasia macrorrhizos Bletilla Give Ampelaster carolinianus a trellis(syn: Alocasia macrorrhiza) This very cool elephant ear is quite different from the typical Colocasia esculenta. The thick, sculpted, glossy green, wavy edged leaves are held upright on dramatically rigid stems. A clump of giant upright elephant ears is guaranteed to stop visitors in their tracks especially if they walk into it! Alocasia macrorrhizos has been quite hardy in the Raleigh area, surviving 0 degrees F, but prefers it a bit warmer.