Amazonian Elephant Ear Type_Pilea

Amazonian Elephant Ear Type_PileaI'm the Amazonian Elephant Ear a plant with more aliases than a spy. African Mask. Alocasia Polly. 'Amazonian' even though, plot twist, my family has never set root anywhere near the Amazon (or Africa). I was bred in Miami in the 1950s. What can I say? I travel well. Identity aside, my dark, glossy, mask shaped leaves are pure sculpture. I like warmth, humidity and a drink when asked nicely think tropical spa, not swamp. What you'll get (no

Either way: bright

I'm the Philodendron Snowdrift - a rare hybrid whose leaves arrive dusted and splashed in creamy white

Soft curves

the timing is pure nature

That is why this showstopper arrives fully potted

the famous splits and holes arrive as I grow up

water when my topsoil dries out

I'm the Graptoveria Manda - half Graptopetalum

promoting a healthy green glow

A Moisture Meter keeps my big thirst honest

and the silvery sheen across my velvet-green leaves comes from tiny air pockets in my leaf cells that scatter light

A speckled showstopper reporting for duty