Alocasia lauterbachiana 'Variegata'
CHF 11.40
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Alocasia lauterbachiana 'Variegata'
Purple sword
CHF 11.40
Arrives healthy, or we fix itFree shipping from CHF 74
Care
- Care level
- Needs attentionIt tells you when something's wrong
- Light
- Bright indirectNear the window, not in the beam
- Watering
- ModerateOne drink a week
- Pet safety
- Toxic to petsNot for homes with nibblers
About this plant
- Genus
- Alocasia
- Mature size
- LargeGive it room
- Growth habit
- Upright
- Growth speed
- SteadyVisible progress every month
- Variegation
- StrongHalf and half
- Rarity
- Ultra rareA collector's plant
An Alocasia with long, narrow leaves shaped like a spearhead, with wavy edges. On 'Variegata' the leaves are marbled in cream, pale green and dark green, and some come out almost completely cream. The stems are pale green with dark spots. Every leaf has a different pattern.
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and never leave it standing in water. Give it bright, indirect light: the pale parts can't feed the plant, so a dim spot weakens it. Keep it above 18 °C, in humid air. Leaves that are almost all cream die back sooner than the others. That is normal.
Grows upright at a steady pace, a little slower than the plain green form because of the variegation. Each new leaf is usually longer than the last. In the cool, dark months it can pause or drop a leaf, then regrow in spring. Over the years it can reach about 90 cm.
Native to the rainforests of New Guinea. Toxic to cats and dogs. Ships in a 6 cm pot.
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Pot & delivery
All plants are shipped without the outer pot, in 6 cm plastic nursery pots. The decorative pots in the photos are not included.