4” Alocasia Dragons Breath
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Care
Care
Bright indirect light
Water when soil is mostly dry
Loves humidity
Alocasia Dragons Breath is an uncommon elephant ear variety that sports elongated leaves with a silvery blue hue. The leaf sinus is dramatic and well defined.
Once mature, the leaves will get quite large -- some can grow as long as 2-3 feet!
Caring for your new Alocasia is relatively simple as Alocasia Dragons Breath prefers a well draining soil rich in organic matter. Allow your plant to dry out between watering to ensure that it remains happy and healthy. Give it bright indirect light.
Additional information:
Alocasia is a genus of plants in the Aroid family native to many parts of Asia including but not limited to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia.
There are at least 90 officially recognized Alocasia species, with more discovered and properly named every year. Alocasia come in all sizes, from small to large. Jewel types like Black Velvet tend to stay on the bushier, more compact side.
Alocasia are rhizomatous or tuberous and self reproduce from corms.
Alocasia can go dormant during the cooler months, so try to provide your plant with temperatures above 50deg to ensure that they stay happy and healthy during this period.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful Alocasia! Came healthy in excellent condition and has kept all leaves so far with new growth coming in.
That’s fantastic to hear! We’re so glad your Alocasia is thriving and already putting out new growth — sounds like it’s in great hands! 😊
Im very happy to have added this to my plant family. I have it near a window that gets filtered light , so I added a small grow light and it's doing fantastically. Its already unfurled new leaves, super excited to watch it grow.
Sounds like it’s in the perfect spot! So glad it’s thriving and growing already! 😊
I just received this plant today and it is beautiful! Six leaves! I can’t wait to see what it does.
