Trade name information:
Trade Name: Megalodon™
Cultivar name: 'Megalodon'
Common names:
Upright Elephant Ear
Elephant's Ear

Also sold as:
  • Alocasia x portora
  • Alocasia portei

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flower Time: Year Round: aoalS.nes
Inflorescence Type: Cyathium
Underground structures: Corm
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Birds
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous: tlanshtsAi tcinuxsin utaoilr aocTdt tyag m n.rtga het na annoaa hcxtlllpscce .otdpp sr,loomiouaaa rtef ats cso do
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ: abm iVntoe n hf igidiadwsd oi ho d s.cwleoohngicti limirea etstS aa ria rdldacidtse mein.a lehnrn ldtt firti.nerce tybstpeaoocsliely asleeeoryv hnmavRwrtie nbkhe ni
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Other
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

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