Alocasia amazonica purpley - 6" pot

🌿 Meet the Alocasia Amazonica ‘Purpley’

The Alocasia Amazonica ‘Purpley’ is a dramatic tropical beauty with bold foliage, striking veins, and gorgeous deep coloring. 💜🌿

Its arrow-shaped leaves feature the high-contrast look Alocasia Amazonica is known for, enhanced by rich purple tones that give Purpley its distinctive appearance. The result is an architectural houseplant that instantly commands attention.

With its upright growth habit and 6" pot size, Purpley makes a beautiful statement on a plant stand, tabletop, or anywhere its dramatic foliage can take center stage.

🌱 Plant Passport

Botanical Name: Alocasia × amazonica ‘Purpley’
Common Name: Purpley Alocasia / Elephant Ear
Pot Size: 6" nursery pot
Difficulty: Intermediate
☀️ Light: Bright, indirect light
💧 Water: Water when the upper portion of soil begins to dry
💦 Humidity: Moderate to high humidity preferred
📈 Growth Rate: Moderate
🌿 Growth Habit: Upright
🐾 Pet Friendly: No

🌿 Plant Care

Give your Alocasia Amazonica ‘Purpley’ plenty of bright, indirect light. Good lighting supports healthy growth and helps showcase its dramatic foliage, while prolonged direct afternoon sun can scorch the leaves.

Water when the upper portion of the soil begins to dry. Alocasias appreciate consistent moisture but should never remain waterlogged, so use a loose, well-draining potting mix and a container with adequate drainage.

Purpley appreciates warm temperatures and moderate to high humidity. Keep it away from cold drafts, air-conditioning vents, and sudden temperature changes.

Alocasias can be sensitive to environmental changes and may occasionally lose an older leaf while acclimating. Once settled into their new conditions, healthy plants can begin producing fresh growth.

📦 Shipping & Live Plant Information

Your plant will be carefully packed to help protect it during its journey to you.

Because plants are living things, the plant you receive will not be identical to the plants pictured. Natural differences in size, fullness, leaf shape, coloring, and growth are part of what makes every plant unique.

The intensity of the purple coloring may naturally vary depending on leaf maturity, lighting, and growing conditions. The photos represent the general appearance of this variety rather than the exact plant you will receive.

Minor cosmetic imperfections or temporary shipping stress can occur during transit. Give your new plant time to acclimate to its new environment after arrival.

💜 From Land of Alice

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