Name this alocasia, please...

[Marilyn C]

I posted this on the aroid forum at GW, but no answer yet.   

Does anyone know the name of this alocasia?

There is a dollar store here called 99 Cents Only, and they sell house plants.   I've bought a lot of neat little things from them for only 99 cents.   I've gotten three kinds of alocasias...Black Velvet and Amazonica, but I can't find the name of this one.   Does anyone know the name of this one?

It is an olive drab in color with slight veining.   The backs of the leaves are a silvery purple.

[CT]

I don't know what it is but here's a nice reference site with pictures. It's a pretty thing isn't it and what a bargain!
http://donitaworld.com/Tropicals/Alocasias/links.html

[tinkster]

It almost looks like my nancyana.. but she dont have a dark backside and is really struggling to stay alive so that might be why she has the light olive coloring but she has veined white leaves also.

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[Bonnie]

Good find Marilyn!

[Marilyn C]

Thanks for the site, Kay.   I didn't see it there, but Bihai at the Aroid forum says it looks like wentii and I think that's it.   Looks like it to me, once I looked it up.   

I have to go every week to see what plants this dollar store gets in.   I've gotten hoyas and anthuriums and 3 kinds of alocasias there...lots of others.   Also baby Giant Bird of Paradise.   They have all grown really well too.

[tranquility]

What a neat place....Hubby better be glad we don't have one of those stores near  ....
Lawanna

[SheilaJ]

I want a 99 cent plant store near me! 

[Marilyn C]

It's a dollar store, but they just happen to sell plants....everything in the store is 99 cents.

I went yesterday to one in Houston because I was visiting my daughter and they had roses.   The tags had been cut off of them, but I found a couple with tags....and they were Jackson Perkins!   I bought 4, gave 2 to a friend of mine.