Alocasia odora 'Batik'

A variegated form of Alocasia odora whose leaves carry a fine net of white, cream and grey-green splashes, speckles and marbling – every leaf is different, recalling batik-dyed fabric. Collector's note on names: 'Batik' is a trade name, not a registered cultivar, and several similar variegated odoras are sold under it. The same plant is offered as 'Batik Variegata', odora variegata 'Batik', 'Batik Albo Variegata' or 'Blizzard' – these are not separate cultivars. A yellow-variegated form is also sold by collectors as 'Batik Aurea'; yellow marbled plants are often actually Alocasia macrorrhizos…