21 Best Types of Alocasia You can Grow | Amazing Alocasia Varieties

Here are the best Types of Alocasias for your homes and gardens that you can grow for the awesome display of colors and patterns of leaves!

A great indoor and patio plant, the elephant ears look not only great but also invite warm tropical vibes to the place where it is grown. Here are some of the best Types of Alocasias you can grow!

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Best Types of Alocasias

1. Amazonica

One of the most popular and exotic houseplants, the Amazonica is a cross between Alocasia longiloba and Alocasia sanderiana and looks simply fabulous!

2. Micholitziana Frydek

Commonly known as Alocasia Green Velvet, it resembles Alocasia Polly in shape, color, and size. It displays velvety, deep-green leaves with prominent white veins on the leaves.

3. Zebrina

Zebrina shows off a shield or arrow-shaped foliage, but it does not have white veins. It features stilt-like stalks patterned in black and yellow zebra print markings.

4. Dragon Scale

‘Dragon Scale’ looks opposite from the popular A.Polly and has light green or silver-green leaves patterned in dark green primary and secondary veins that look like large scales.

5. Macrorrhiza Stringray

This beautiful variety has green leaves in a unique ‘tail’ combined with the ‘wings’ resemble a stingray. It can grow up to 4-6 feet tall.

6. Melo

Also known as Alocasia rugosa, it offers unique large thick green leaves with a rough texture and prominent deep veins. The plant remains stubby and is great for small pots.

7. Black Velvet

‘Black Velvet’ features heart-shaped deep black leaves with a velvety texture marked in silver-white veins. It is a great coffee table plant.

8. Ivory Coast

This fast-growing variety has upright growth, arrow-shaped large green leaves accented in light green silver veins.

9. Hooded Dwarf

Also known as buddha’s hand, it features stunning glossy green heart-shaped leaves with prominent stems. It looks great with other dark types on this list.

10. Portodora

This variety flaunts ruffled arrow-shaped green foliage on strong purple stems. It has an arrow-shaped base and stands upright, pointing in an upward direction.

11. Triangularis

The triangular-shaped leaves of this plant have ruffled edges. It is quite easy to grow and can achieve a height of 2-4 feet.

12. Sanderiana

Also known as the kris plant, it has glossy, upright, V-shaped, deeply lobed foliage with wavy edges and large silver-white veins. Alocasia amazonica is a hybrid variety and almost looks the same as this plant.

13. Wentii

Commonly known as ‘Hardy Elephant Ears,’ this houseplant features glossy green-purple foliage. It can grow up to 2-4 feet tall.

14. Morocco

Native to Southeast Asia, it exhibits deep green leaves with unique slender tips and prominent white veins. It is a great tabletop plant!

15. Mayan Mask

‘Mayan Mask’ boasts stunning, arrow-shaped, grassy-green foliage that unfolds upward in a marvelous whorl, exposing chocolaty undersides.

16. Purple Sword

‘Purple Sword’ has long, narrow shiny green foliage in the distinct shape of a sword, marked in coppery undersides with purple hues.

17. Silver Dragon

‘Silver Dragon’ has a beautiful coloration, like a dragon scale, and features light leaves with dark veins. The oval-shaped highly textured leaves in pale silver-blue primary and secondary veins in deep green to sage-blue shade.

18. Red Secret

‘Red Secret’ stands out beautifully from other varieties on this list with signature red/pink hues on the leaves. The oval-shaped, opalescent leaves have copper-green and pink sheen.

19. Giant Taro

‘Giant Taro’ has a tall growth habit and massive foliage with arrow-shaped glossy lime green leaves that can grow up to 2-3 feet in length.

20. Hilo Beauty

The large, heart-shaped leaves of the plant have beautiful variegation in a light green hue in a camouflaged pattern. It does best in bright dappled light.

21. Macrorrhiza Variegata

The glossy leaves of this plant are marbled with tones of light green and white blotches. It is one of the most spectacular houseplants you can grow!