▁green ▁leaves ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁f les hy , ▁ 8 - lob ed ▁cre am ▁flowers ▁with ▁mar oon ▁colour ing ▁on ▁the ▁inner ▁surface , ▁bor ne ▁in ▁early ▁summer . ▁ ▁Pol lin ation ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁A . ▁el at ior ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁mainly ▁pol lin ated ▁by ▁fung us ▁g nats ▁( C ord y la ▁six i ▁and ▁Brad ys ia ▁s pp .). ▁ ▁Distribution ▁Although ▁sometimes ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Chinese ▁origin , ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁native ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁islands ▁in ▁southern ▁Japan ▁including ▁K uro sh ima , ▁Su wan ose j ima ▁and ▁the ▁U ji ▁Islands . ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁over store y ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁Ar dis ia ▁sie bold ii ▁and ▁Cast an opsis ▁sie bold ii . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁A . ▁el at ior ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁cultiv ation ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁with standing ▁neglect , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁its ▁common ▁name ▁of ▁cast - ir on ▁plant . ▁It ▁is ▁toler ant ▁of ▁low ▁light , ▁low ▁hum id ity , ▁temperature ▁fl uct u ation ▁and ▁irregular ▁water ing . ▁It ▁is ▁best ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁away ▁from ▁direct ▁sun ▁to ▁avoid ▁leaf ▁ble aching . ▁Good ▁d rain age ▁is ▁also ▁required ▁for ▁optimal ▁growth ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁root ▁rot . ▁W id ely ▁grown ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁plant , ▁it ▁can ▁also