ALOCASIA ‘IMPERIAL GIANT’

Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Borneo Giant’ x Alocasia ‘VangiGo’

PARENTAGE: Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Borneo Giant’ (ovule parent) x Alocasia ‘VangiGo’ (pollen parent)

SYNONYMS: Alocasia ‘Imperial Dark’, Alocasia ‘Great Humongous’ (original name, now discontinued)

HYBRIDIZER: LariAnn Garner (Aroidia Research) - crossed in the late 2000s and further hybridized to create Alocasia ‘Dark Star’ and an unnamed hybrid (Alocasia 'Imperial Giant' (Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' x Alocasia 'VangiGo') x Alocasia 'Borneo Tsunami Waves (Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' x Alocasia portei)

VARIEGATION: N/A

DESCRIPTION: “This hybrid of Alocasia 'Borneo Giant' and Alocasia 'VangiGo' is destined to be a giant among Alocasias, as the pictured specimens are still young and achieved their size during the wintertime. Summertime growth remains to be seen. The overall look of these plants is very similar to that of the Alocasia ‘VangiGo’ with the exception of the main leaf veins, which are creamy white in newly emerged Alocasia ‘VangiGo’ leaves, but green in these hybrids. The petioles have a light fine mottling throughout which is a nice touch, and the plants do produce offsets, unlike the Alocasia ‘VangiGo’ parent.”

INFLORESCENCE: N/A