Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek Variegata'
CHF 11.40
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Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek Variegata'
Elephant ear
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
- SlowTakes its time
- Variegation
- ExtremeAlmost more white than green
- Rarity
- Ultra rareA collector's plant
A variegated form of Alocasia 'Frydek'. The arrow-shaped leaves are marbled in white, pale green and dark green, and some come out almost completely white. 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 white 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 white die back sooner than the others. That is normal.
Grows upright and slowly, slower than the plain green 'Frydek' because of all the white. Each new leaf is usually bigger 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 60 to 90 cm.
Native to the rainforests of the Philippines. Toxic to cats and dogs. Ships in a 6 cm pot.
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.