{"product_id":"alocasia-aegis-mint","title":"Alocasia 'Aegis' Mint","description":"\u003c!-- ====================================================================\n     BIRTHDAY GIRLS — FEATURED SPECIMEN TEMPLATE\n     Reusable layout. Swap the bracketed sections per specimen.\n     Keep: the Birthday Girl banner, the section order, the voice.\n     ==================================================================== --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== BIRTHDAY GIRL BANNER ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #6b2d5c; border-radius: 10px; padding: 14px 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; background: #faf4f8;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b2d5c;\"\u003e★ Birthday Girl · Featured Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eOne of this season's highlighted girls. Hand-selected, photographed as the exact specimen you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== LEAD — plant first, offer later ===== --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia 'Aegis' Mint.\u003c\/strong\u003e The mint-variegated form of 'Aegis' — thick, quilted, shield-like jewel leaves with bold sunken veins — marbled here in mint-green and cream. Every leaf emerges differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THE DEEP DIVE ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe cultivar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e'Aegis' sits in the Alocasia baginda line — the Dragon Scale and Silver Dragon family. The draw is texture: thick, stiff, almost armoured leaves with a quilted, puckered surface and deeply sunken veins, on a compact upright plant. The name means 'shield', and the leaf reads like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe 'Mint' is the variegated form — soft mint-green and cream marbling over the deep green, in irregular sectors and patches that differ on every leaf. The mint is chlorophyll-reduced, so heavily variegated leaves are more delicate and lean on the green to carry the plant. Pattern and amount are unpredictable, leaf to leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THIS SPECIMEN — edit per girl ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThis specimen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStage:\u003c\/strong\u003e established juvenile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3, fourth unfurling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e High across current growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimated and ready to ship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6; color: #6b2d5c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== CARE ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eCare, briefly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright indirect, and generous — the green carries the plant and light keeps the mint clean. Direct sun scorches the pale sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lightly moist, letting the top dry slightly before watering. Never soggy — Aegis rots fast with wet feet, and heavy variegation compounds it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. Mint sectors and leaf edges brown fast in dry air.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–29°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact and steady — a slow, deliberate grower like the rest of the baginda line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== CLOSE ===== --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6; margin-top: 24px;\"\u003eThank you for collecting with us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant.ess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57556729266520,"sku":null,"price":3218.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c26f048c-2958-43be-baf5-e68f5d3a86af.jpg?v=1782270201","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-aegis-mint","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}