Alocasia Macrorrhiza can easily grow to a height well over 6 feet. The leaves of Alocasia Macrorrhiza push out of the center of the plant from within the innermost Alocasia leaf stem. After the leaves unroll and open the tips of the Alocasia leaves can reach heights of 10 and 12 feet! The Alocasia leaves are very impressive with widths about 2 feet and lengths reaching 4 feet. In some cases even larger.

As the Alocasia leaves die off a dry brown husk will remain. If the husk were to be removed you would see a ring under the husk. This ring is a scar from the Alocasia leaf that was there. The rings are a good indicator of how many leaves the Alocasia Macrorrhiza plant produced.

When actively growing, the Alocasia stalk grows larger with each new leaf. Under tropical growing conditions, the Alocasia stalk will grow to about 4 inches in diameter or more. The Alocasia stalk can reach heights of about 6 feet or more in warmer tropical climates. In less than best conditions the Alocasia stalk might grow like vines along the ground producing plantlets from the stalk at varying intervals. If the Alocasia plant does not have the best growing conditions, water, temperature, and light, it will begin to go dormant indicated by each new leaf getting progressively smaller.

The plant will eventually slow down until it receives the proper care. If the proper conditions are restored, the plant will revive from the smallest of remaining piece of the tuber that can be found. When the plant is returned to an environment with the proper growing conditions, it will again start to come alive with new growth.