Alocasia (assorted) #1

Alocasia, commonly called "Elephant Ear", is a genus of rhizomatous or tuberous, broad-leaved, perennial, flowering plants from the family Araceae. Grown for their large heart or arrow shaped leaves that resemble elephant ears (thus the common name). Prehistoric and sculptural.

Light: part sun to part shade (to shade outside) depending on variety
Soil: moist, well drained, regular, potting soil w/ additional amendments to improve drainage such as orchid bark, perlite, peat moss, vermiculite or coco coir.
Humidity: high
Water: dry to the touch to 10% down depending on variety
Height at maturity: 1.5 - 6' depending on type
Fertilization: once or twice a month with a diluted all purpose fertilizer
Pro tip: Plants prefer to be slightly pot bound. Wait to transplant until roots are visible in the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. Repot in spring when plants begin putting on new growth. They also go through a hard dormancy in winter.

Leaf color, shape and species can vary. If you do have a preference we ask that you visit us at the store to hand select the one of your liking. When placing the order online we will select one for you and can not guarantee an exact coloration or variety.

This plant is not available for purchase online. Please call or visit the store for purchase.

Delivery

Delivery fees are dynamic according to volume ordered and are priced by zip code.
Delivery fee is charged on top of order total.
We will either use a third party delivery service or our own in house driver at our discretion.
Deliveries will be anytime between the hours of 11-6 on the day selected. While we can not guarantee specific time frames, we will do our best to accommodate your preference of timeframe if noted.
If it is a residential delivery with no doorman, we will reach out to the recipient to arrange delivery prior to scheduling.
All deliveries are curbside. Driver will not set and place inside home or business.
If the delivery is returned to Sprout Home due to the recipient not being available, an invoice will be sent to the purchaser for payment due for redelivery.

Pick Up

Pick up orders will be automatically processed for requested day of pick up between the hours of 11-6.
Please note which store you are picking up from when ordering. We have two storefronts in Chicago and product availability can vary depending on order.

Shipping

We ship USPS priority and USPS ground advantage within the Continental USA. We do not currently accept international orders.
Timing and fees vary depending on delivery location and size and weight of package.
We will normally get your package out within 3 business days.
Not all items are shippable. All live plants and fresh floral are included in those items that we do not ship, they are available for local delivery or Chicago pick up only. The cart will not let you check out with shipping selected if there are only delivery or pick up items available.
Items that are available to ship you will see a 'this item is available for shipping' logo on the item description.
If a package is returned due to insufficient address we will contact sender for clarification and will need to charge for additional shipping.