The tubers are a staple food in Asia and the Pacific islands. My goal was simply to see if I could develop something I had never seen on the market, not to come up with the "next big thing". Need some help on how to hand-pollinate the flower to get seeds. Colocasia esculenta, commonly called elephant's ear, taro or dashin, produces huge ruffled leaves of green or purple that stand on 3-foot stems. Though not very easy plants, they are definitely worth the buy if you can provide what they needs. A while back I wrote about how to make your Alocasia happy in water.Now it’s time to talk about the bulbs! A while back I wrote about how to make your Alocasia happy in water.Now it’s time to talk about the bulbs! Winter Care for the Colocasia. Here is one of the flowers of my Red Flash Caladium. There is one other situation, where plants produce completely separate male flowers and female flowers. Thanks for any help y'all … My Alocasia Has Some Leaves That Have Turned Brown And Curled Up. As an aroid hybridizer specializing in Alocasia and Philodendron, primarily, I was inclined to find out if I could hybridize some of my favorite Caladiums and see if I could come up with something truly unique. Most indoor plants aren’t designed this way, but if you are growing some vegetables like squash or melons in a greenhouse, it could become an issue. - I cut the leaves off from the bottom. The intoxicatingly beautiful, arrow-shaped black leaves with attractive silvery veins grow on dwarf stems. thanks Doris edkdek@yahoo.com; Q. Instead they're replaced by a leaf shape that looks like a Stingray with the fish like wings and long tail. How To Pollinate A Alocasia Regal Shield - I only have one bloom on my regal shield. The Alocasia black velvet is a beautiful indoor plant popular for its foliage. Trying to cross-pollinate between a geranium and a philodendron isn’t going to work. Alocasia polly and Alocasia amazonica are both hybrid plants. Brian, a very active member of the International Aroid Society, is the owner of Brian's Botanicals in Louisville, KY. He does a lot of hybridizing work with aroids; so he works with a lot of aroid pollen (though he mostly works with Alocasia and Colocasia, not Aglaonema, as far as I know). The two species are largely the same, except for their size: the ‘Polly’ variety stays a bit smaller. The fast-growing Alocasia reginula gets dormant in winter. The Alocasia Black Velvet Care includes a warm and humid place with indirect light. Alocasia Macrorrhiza "Stingray" A. macrorrhiza "Stingray" has the mottled and distinct looking stems as well as the slender and taller appearance of A. zebrina.However it looses both the arrowhead shaped leaves and the "veins" of A. amazonica.. Elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta), also called taro, has more than 200 varieties. Elephant Ear Reproduction.