ALOCASIA ‘VENOM’
Alocasia sanderiana x Alocasia longiloba ‘Watsoniana’
PARENTAGE: A. sanderiana x A. longiloba ‘Watsoniana’
SYNONYMS: N/A
HYBRIDIZER: Mason Lee, Mason Plants in South Korea - circa 2019 (started commercialization ~ 2022)
VARIEGATED FORMS: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Alocasia ‘Venom’ is a mutant of Alocasia ‘Amazonica’ discovered by Mason Lee. He chose the epithet ‘Venom’ as the shape of the leaves reminded him of Venom, a character from the Marvel universe
The original cross has been one of the most prolific in the genus Alocasia, with some of its “cousins” being more famously known than the others:
Alocasia ‘Amazonica’ by Salvadore Mauro of Amazon Nursery
Alocasia ‘Balloon Heart’ - South Korea
Alocasia ‘Mark Campbell’ by David Fell of Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery
Alocasia ‘Mortefontanensis’ by Édouard-François André
Alocasia ‘Polly’ by Bill Rotolante of Silver Krome Gardens
Alocasia ‘Purpley’ by Bill Rotolante of Silver Krome Gardens
Given the high variability of what literature labeled as Alocasia longiloba it is not surprising that the results of this cross by multiple hybridizers have produced such different hybrids. One can group Alocasia ‘Jean Merkel’ and Alocasia ‘Mark Campbell’ together, while Alocasia ‘Amazonica’, Alocasia ‘Mortefontanesis’ and Alocasia ‘Purpley’ are also closely related.
Photo by @planttaly
