Alocasia Dark Star PP 29870 Pellaea to name the plant in

to name the plant in honor of the late Harold Epstein

first published by Plant Delights Nursery in 2016

Named after hosta collector Cindy Nance

far outperforming almost all other species

Alocasia Dark Star PP 29870 Pellaea to name the plant inAlocasia 'Dark Star' is a superb 2016 LariAnn Garner introduction, from her cross of Alocasia odora and Alocasia 'Imperial Dark'. The result is an amazing specimen that we've trialed since 2020, with great success. For us, it forms a large, impressive clump to 6' tall by the end of the growing season, with the giant foliage held on shiny black stems. So far, our plants have survived 11 F degrees, dying back to the ground. In the colder end of its