Alocasia 'Golden Bone'

Golden Bone combines the glossy, arrow-shaped foliage of Alocasia micholitziana with the thick, metallic-textured leaves of Alocasia cuprea, producing deep green leathery leaves with a burgundy-red underside and bright golden-yellow central and primary veins. The vein contrast is the plant's defining feature: 'bone' refers to the pale, almost skeletal tracery standing out against the dark blade. It shares its parents' preference for stable warmth and consistently high humidity, and is a relatively compact, clumping grower rather than a climber.

Native range

Horticultural hybrid, a cross of Alocasia micholitziana and Alocasia cuprea.

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Hybrid

Growth habit

Upright clumping rosette

Morphology

Leaf shape

Arrow-shaped, sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards.

Leaf length

25-40 cm

Leaf width

15-25 cm

Petiole colour

Dark green, reddish base

Venation

Bright golden-yellow central and primary veins

Texture

Thick, leathery

Variegation

N/A

Growth habit

Upright clumping