Alocasia Dark Star PP 29870 Cryptomeria spread via stolons to form

spread via stolons to form a lovely deciduous groundcover

Discovered growing on steep

grassy slopes

In late summer a small cluster of bright red berries replaces the flower atop the second leaf

We originally got our start of this gem from the former Minnesota garden of plantsman Hans Hansen

Alocasia Dark Star PP 29870 Cryptomeria spread via stolons to formAlocasia '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