Alocasia cucullata Moon Landing Moraea Our offering is nursery propagated

Our offering is nursery propagated from an original Zac Hill/Jeremy Schmidt collection at the southern end of its range in Blount County

but the clone Matteucia 'The King' will thrive despite the intense summer heat

corrugated blue leaves surrounded by a wide border and topped in late spring with short spikes of pure white flowers

Our plants have topped out at 4' tall x 5' wide

Alocasia cucullata Moon Landing Moraea Our offering is nursery propagatedAlocasia cucullata 'Moon Landing' is a fascinating sport with chartreuse gold foliage, edged with an uneven blotched green border. Preferring part sun to light shade, this 20" tall x 20" wide elephant ear also makes a fabulous container specimen. This 2006 Asiatica Nursery (Barry Yinger) introduction is still quite rare in collections.