Alocasia Black Velvet is a beautiful, tropical foliage plant with a compact growth habit. This beauty stands out for its large, thick velvety leaves and very dark green foliage with contrasting silver/white leaf veins. Its compactness makes A. Black Velvet an excellent houseplant. Alocasia is native to the tropical and temperate parts of Southeast Asia as an evergreen, herbaceous perennial. There it grows in the shady, moist understories of rain forests. With large, striking dark leaves on strong stems, Alocasia Black Velvet is a truly chic eye-catcher in the home. Alocasia is also known as Elephant's Ear. Evanthia has starting material of Alocasia Black Velvet available year-round, as young plants from tissue culture. Ask our team for the Alocasia cultivation manual for commercial production. View all Alocasia plants in the Evanthia assortment.