A horticultural cross — priced, illustrated and tracked independently of either parent.
Sources:Aroidpedia: Alocasia 'Maharani'
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Alocasia maharani 'Grey Dragon'
Grey Dragon
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Alocasia maharani 'Grey Dragon' Morphology
About Alocasia maharani 'Grey Dragon'
Alocasia maharani 'Grey Dragon' is a dwarf jewel Alocasia hybrid developed by crossing Alocasia reginula (Black Velvet) and Alocasia melo. Its leaves are thick, rigid, and card-like, feeling almost artificial to the touch. The leaf blades have a corrugated, textured surface with a matte, greyish-green color, highlighted by prominent, slightly raised silver-grey primary veins running across the leaf.
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Alocasia maharani 'Grey Dragon' Price Guide & Auction Value
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Before You Buy
Species-specific things to check when evaluating a listing
- Leaf should feel genuinely stiff and card-like, almost artificial to the touch; this comes from both reginula and melo parentage and is the easiest way to confirm the plant against reference photos
- Variegated, Albo and Aurea forms have sold for several times the plain form's price (up to £145 vs £22 median) on a small number of listings, so confirm exactly which form is being offered before paying a premium
- Check the corrugated, textured leaf surface and raised silver-grey veins are present; a smooth leaf is not consistent with this hybrid
- Given the dwarf, slow-growing habit (20-30cm mature size), be realistic about how long a small offset will take to reach full size
A Cross Between Two Textured Parents
Grey Dragon comes from crossing Alocasia reginula (Black Velvet) with Alocasia melo, and the card-like, corrugated leaf texture is really the inherited trait from melo's side, layered onto reginula's compact dwarf habit. The parentage is documented rather than just assumed: it's one of the few Alocasia hybrids here with a cited source for its cross. Price has fallen over the past three months on the plain form, but the Albo and Aurea colour forms remain a different market entirely, trading at several times the base price on a handful of recorded sales, worth checking which one you're actually looking at.
