Alocasia odora California Callirhoe it is a special collector

it is a special collector plant that should be in all serious bulb collections

but you may know its close cousins

followed by stalks of red fruit in mid-spring before going summer dormant

are a stunning burgundy red

Alocasia odora California Callirhoe it is a special collectorAlocasia odora is a smaller version of both Alocasia odora and Alocasia macrorrhizos that hails from Myanmar (Burma). For us, Alocasia odora 'California' forms a fast offsetting 4' tall plant that dies to the ground each winter, but in more tropical climates forms a thick above ground trunk, which supports the upright held 2' long, scalloped edged leaves. Slightly moist, but well drained soils and part sun seems to grow the best plants. Although most