Alocasia 'Polly'

The stunning dark-green, arrow-shaped leaves of the Alocasia 'Polly' contrast beautifully with her silver-white veins, making this a truly striking plant. Alocasia are in the Aroid family (Araceae), which can be easily propagated in water because they have a semi-aquatic, swamp-dwelling ancestry.

Plants in the genus Alocasia are best grown in part shade, filtered sun or bright indirect light in consistently moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in high humidity locations protected from strong winds. 

Hybridization has created many beautiful Alocasias but unfortunately many of the hybrids have unknown parents which makes them difficult to identify. Which is exactly the case with 'Polly' which carries the scientific name Alocasia × amazonica which simply tells us it's an Alocasia hybrid with the epithet 'amazonica' which you might think would suggest it comes from the Amazon region, but in reality refers to the nursery where the hybrid was created: Amazon Nursery in Florida. 

None of this matters very much, because "Amazonian or not" Polly is a stunning plant that is an asset to any indoor collection.