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title: "I got this Alocasia at Lowe’s cause I thought it was a cuprea but now…"
description: "I got this Alocasia at Lowe’s cause I thought it was a cuprea but now I’m not really sure. It has this iridescent shimmery purple to it. Does anyone know if it…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "PlantLovingGirlie"
published: "2025-08-19T20:10:22.139199Z"
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# I got this Alocasia at Lowe’s cause I thought it was a cuprea but now…

_Posted by PlantLovingGirlie on 2025-08-19_

I got this Alocasia at Lowe’s cause I thought it was a cuprea but now I’m not really sure. It has this iridescent shimmery purple to it. Does anyone know if it is a cuprea or perhaps something else?

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## 6 comments

### Planty28 commented on 2025-08-19

It’s definitely a cuprea 😌

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-08-19

Heck yeah!!! I was really hoping it was cause it’s been a wishlist plant of mine for a long time 🥹

### Waspinator commented on 2025-08-19

Cuprea and azlanii can look similar. If you take a photo with flash, it should be easy to see if it shows cuprea's red or azlanii's purple

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-08-20

The pictures are with flash but that’s why I’m confused. It has a purple iridescence but doesn’t have the pink veins like an azlanii would

#### Waspinator replied on 2025-08-20

Maybe it's a hybrid of both

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-08-20

Ohhh I didn’t even know that existed! That would be really cool

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