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Alocasia californica |
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At least I think it is A.californica. It looks just like A. californica
I saw elsewhere, and I found it wild growing in a garden of a friend in
California, so I guess it must be, right?
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Another photo of the same plant, a couple months later. It definitely does not want to grow above 3 ft tall.
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In the spring of 1998, it started flowering, which should make it possible to finally ID the plant. The inflorescence lasted for about two weeks and had no discernible scent.
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Here's the closeup of the flowers....
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... and the general habit of the plant. It is about three feet tall, and spreads to about 4 feet across.
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