ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS ‘BIG MAC’

Cultivar

DESCRIPTION: Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Big Mac’ is a cultivar of Alocasia macrorrhizos introduced by LariAnn Garner of Aroidia Research circa 2004

LariAnn describes this cultivar as being heavier and more vigorous, rivaling Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Borneo Giant’, with the main distinguishing factor being that the Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Big Mac’ inflorescences are the longest of any Alocasia, 18” from spathe to tip when mature. They are reported to produce copious amounts of fertile pollen, unlike the Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Borneo Giant’, which shows shorter inflorescences and a more modest amount of pollen.

HYBRIDS: Alocasia ‘Sinuate Mac’ (Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Big Mac’ x Alocasia sinuata

 
 

Photo by LariAnn Garner

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