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title: "Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but…"
description: "Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but Planta doesn’t know what that is… so what is it really?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Wsfrci95ZImnqwfOrhtxhT"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Josh"
published: "2025-06-14T07:00:23.234351Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fdze9_xw5AV1R7qEWnOw7y5ESuFojkwY_nJLRXtVSmA/abXY-pYORIGsLNHqIPPCcw.webp?size=large"
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# Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but…

_Posted by Josh on 2025-06-14_

Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but Planta doesn’t know what that is… so what is it really?

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## 3 comments

### Denise commented on 2025-06-14

That’s one fancy alocasia! 🤭

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-15

Possibly black velvet based on leaf shape

### Dellee commented on 2025-06-16

Try googling if it goes by other names, I’ve found that some plants have several different names for the same plant.

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