Alocasia macrorrhizos Shock Treatment Fatshedera when the clumps are topped

when the clumps are topped with cloud-like heads of reddish purple that age to pink

Our eight year-old specimen flowered in 2022 after it had reached a whopping 4' tall x 7' wide

but heat intolerant Trillium cernuum

We think everyone should have an abundance of maidens throughout their garden

Alocasia macrorrhizos Shock Treatment Fatshedera when the clumps are toppedAlocasia 'Shock Treatment' is a 2008 Plant Delights JLBG introduction that truly had a series of twist and turns in its road to market. In 2005, we were botanizing north of Hanoi and after finding our road washed out, we retreated through a series of uninteresting back roads until sighting this bizarre form of the common Alocasia macrorrhizos in the front yard of a small home. The owner gladly shared a piece that we subsequently named Alocasia 'Shock