Alocasia 'Portora' ~ Portora Upright Elephant Ear

Alocasia 'Portora' ~ Portora Upright Elephant EarPortora Upright Elephant Ear is a large bulb perennial with massive textured foliage, which can be on thick dark or green stems. These ripple edged rich green leaves with prominent veining can reach as long as 4 5ft. The greenish white spathe and spadix bloom intermittently throughout the year. Grows best in part sun with rich, moist to wet well drained acidic soils. Treat as an annual when grown outside of its zones. Type: Perennial, Annual Height: 6

Portora Upright Elephant Ear is a large bulb perennial with massive textured foliage, which can be on thick dark or green stems.  These ripple-edged rich green leaves with prominent veining can reach as long as 4-5ft. The greenish-white spathe and spadix bloom intermittently throughout the year.  Grows best in part sun with rich, moist to wet well-drained acidic soils.  Treat as an annual when grown outside of its zones.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance plant.  Plants may burn in full sun, and in too much shade then petioles will weaken and will not be able to support the leaves.  Watch for spider mites, aphids, scale, and mealybugs.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wetlands, Foundation Plantings, Indoor Plants and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Begonia, Coral Bells

IMAGES: cultivar413, 160529 181 NYBG - Leon Levy Visitor Center, Food Court, Alocasia 'Portodora' probably, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Alocasia Portodora 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.