Shopping Spree NoID 1

[GDLWyverex]

Went on a shopping spree and found several goodies that I can not ID and am begging your indulgences in helping me ID them

NoID Number 1 is

I'm pretty certain that it's in the famile araceae and that's as far as I got

Thanks

 

Richard

[Really full garden]

Looks like Alocasia lauterbachii

[palmsOrl]

I had one of these years ago (or at least this looks just like what I had).  All I remember is that it is an aroid from South America and the roots are used by natives as an anti-parasitic.  It is deciduous.

[GDLWyverex]

27 minutes ago, Really full garden said:

Looks like Alocasia lauterbachii

Thank you

 

Richard

[Merlyn]

I've seen that name as "Lauterbachiana" and have (well...had) two of them.  One melted and rotted away last winter with two nights at ~33F, but I don't think it even made it past the first night into the upper 30s.  The other is still alive in my "nursery" area on the South side of the house, it's still alive but not growing prolifically.  Home Depot had these in Orlando in October-November last year and they all melted and were thrown out after 1 sorta-cold night in December.  I'll probably keep it as a patio potted plant instead of trying to overwinter it in the ground.