Product information "Alocasia cuprea 'Red Secret'"
| Name: | Alocasia cuprea, (H.Low ex Sankey) K.Koch 1861 |
| Synonyms: | Alocasia metallica, (K.Koch) Hook. 1860 |
| Etymology: | cupreus = copper coloured |
| Propagation: | meristem |
| Origin: | Borneo |
| Habitat: | the exact location is unknown. Terrestrial on Sabah. |
| Notes: | The description and naming is based on a plant that was cultivated and flowered at the nursery Hugh Low, Clapton, England. The normal form is shiny metallic, the variety 'Red Secret' offered here has deep dark red, coppery-metallic shimmering, highly glossy leaves. |
