Alocasia brisbanensis

Cunjevoi

Australia's native giant elephant ear: a massive herb 1–1.8 m tall with a thick stem and sagittate leaves up to about 70 cm long on long petioles. It grows in the understorey and along the margins of rainforest, along creeks and in disturbed patches from northeastern Queensland to the New South Wales central coast. It sees a real cool, drier winter, when growth slows or stops. That makes it one of the hardiest alocasias. All parts contain needle-like calcium oxalate crystals and are poisonous if eaten.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It is an understorey herb of tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate rainforest and rainforest margins. It is especially common in disturbed sections of forest, along creek lines and in moist ground including coastal swamp oak forest. It grows in moist, shaded to partly shaded spots.

Sea level to about 1000 m, mostly at low altitudes near the coast.

QueenslandNew South Wales

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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