Alocasia 'Dragon Moon'
Dragon Moon Alocasia
UK price
£25 to £80
Price by size
- Sold, 90 days
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About Alocasia 'Dragon Moon'
Dragon Moon crosses two heavily textured Alocasia species (melo and cuprea), landing on a leaf surface that reads as concrete-like: a matte, grey-green ground with a subtle metallic sheen and thick, bumpy relief across the blade. It's a slower, more compact grower than many hybrid Alocasia, with leaves that stay noticeably thicker and stiffer than the typical smooth, glossy Alocasia leaf. The heavy texture also makes it comparatively resilient to minor handling damage, though it still wants the high humidity and stable warmth this genus generally demands.
Native range
Horticultural hybrid, a cross of Alocasia melo and Alocasia cuprea.
Classification
- Genus
- Alocasia
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Hybrid
- Growth habit
- Upright clumping rosette
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- OvateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base.-cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches.
- Leaf length
- 20-32 cm
- Leaf width
- 15-25 cm
- Petiole colour
- Grey-green
- Venation
- Deeply recessed, subtle
- Texture
- Thick, concrete-like, bumpy, subtle metallic sheen
- Variegation
- N/A
- Growth habit
- Upright clumping
Recent UK sales
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For sale in the UK
Before you buy
- Confirm the leaf surface is genuinely thick and bumpy ("concrete-like") in listing photos; a smooth or glossy leaf is not consistent with this cross
- Given both parent species (melo, cuprea) are heavily textured, slow, advanced-difficulty jewel Alocasias, treat this as an experienced-grower plant rather than a first Alocasia
- No confirmed market price history exists yet for this hybrid. Verify the seller's asking price against comparable jewel Alocasia hybrids rather than assuming it's benchmarked
- Ask whether the specimen has been kept at the high humidity and stable warmth (20-28°C) this cross needs; stress from unstable conditions shows quickly in this texture-heavy group
Alocasia 'Dragon Moon' parentage
A cross, priced and tracked separately from both parents.