{"product_id":"alocasia-black-velvet-pink-6-pink-variegated-jewel-alocasia","title":"Alocasia Black Velvet Pink #6 | Pink Variegated Jewel Alocasia","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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★ Collector Alocasia · One Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eNear-black velvet, silver venation, pink cutting through it. The exact plant photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia reginula 'Black Velvet', pink variegated.\u003c\/strong\u003e The jewel Alocasia — compact, suede-textured, near-black blade with silver-white venation — carrying pink variegation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlocasia reginula\u003c\/em\u003e is a dwarf, rhizomatous jewel type that stays small and dense rather than reaching for height. The leaf is thick and matte, so dark it reads black in most light, with silver venation drawn across it like inlay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe pink form pushes blush through that dark blade. Nothing in the genus gives contrast like it — which is precisely why this form is hard to source and rarely available in numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eWhat you're buying\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe exact specimen in the photos. Variegation in Alocasia is unstable by nature — it can strengthen, shift, or revert as the plant matures. That is part of growing a variegated Alocasia, and it is priced accordingly.\u003c\/p\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\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet', pink variegated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e present on current growth — see photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips:\u003c\/strong\u003e in its current pot — minimum stress, maximum arrival health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One specimen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimated and established. Ready to ship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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. Black Velvet burns in direct sun faster than almost any Alocasia, and pink tissue goes first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the top half dry, then water sparingly. Rhizome rot from overwatering is the single most common way this plant is lost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. Below that the margins crisp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very airy and fast-draining — bark, perlite, pumice. Never dense soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–27°C. Nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spider mites on the leaf underside. Check weekly in dry rooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDormancy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reginula may drop leaves and rest in winter. The rhizome is alive. Keep it barely moist and warm, and it returns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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":58267867971928,"sku":null,"price":668.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_67a47c42-3b51-4418-bb0c-65cf5a4fb71d.jpg?v=1787625265","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-black-velvet-pink-6-pink-variegated-jewel-alocasia","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}