Green Velvet Alocasia

Green Velvet Alocasia Care

Alocasia micholitziana

What is the plant

This whimsical plant is a part of the Araceae family and has its habitat on Luzon island in Philippines.

The adult Alocasia grows up to 1.6 feet (50 cm) tall and is valued for its 4 to 7 spectacular bright green leaves with white streaks and brownish or even purple petioles.

This plant flowers in nature because of the high temperature and humidity conditions hard to reach indoors. Its natural habitat is dumpy and shady lowland forests.
It can be toxic if ingested — keep away from children and pets.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 18°C

Hardiness zone

min 9a

Difficulty

Hard

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Keep the plant’s soil barely wet in spring and summer and cut on watering in autumn and winter.
Pruning
Pruning comes down to removing old foliage.
Fertilizer
Diluted by half with water-balanced feed is perfect for use every spring and summer.

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
Bright indirect light is perfect. No more than two hours of direct sunlight is needed to keep this plant healthy.
Soil
Well-draining soil mix like 60% peat, 30% perlite, and 10% compost is just fine for the Green Velvet Alocasia.
Propagation
Divide the plant in half during the spring repotting.

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Temperature
The Green Velvet Alocasia is a heat lover and has a comfortable temperature close to 65º-75ºF (18º-24ºC) or higher. No cold or frosts are permitted.
Container
The unglazed clay pot is the best choice for Alocasia’s roots. Repot it every year to a slightly bigger container than the previous one for the first 2-3 years. After the plant becomes adult, repotting is needed once in 2 years to replace and renew the soil — the container can be kept the same every time.
Fun fact
The plant is named after Wilhelm Micholitz, a german plant collector, first to describe this Alocasia plant.