{"product_id":"alocasia-cucullata-crinkles-albo-variegated","title":"Alocasia cucullata 'Crinkles' Albo (Variegated)","description":"\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 Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eOne of this season's highlighted specimens. Hand-selected, photographed as the exact plant you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia cucullata 'Crinkles' Albo.\u003c\/strong\u003e The white-variegated form of the crinkled Buddha's Hand — glossy, cupped, puckered leaves broken with creamy-white albo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe cultivar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAlocasia cucullata — 'Buddha's Hand' — is a compact, robust species grown for its glossy, deeply cupped heart-shaped leaves held upright on slim petioles. 'Crinkles' is the textured selection: the same hooded leaf with a rugose, puckered, crinkled surface that catches the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe albo is true white sectoring — irregular creamy-white over the glossy green, different on every leaf. Because white tissue carries no chlorophyll, those sectors are more delicate: slower to harden, quicker to brown, and unforgiving of overwatering.\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\u003eStage:\u003c\/strong\u003e juvenile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine, visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inner pot\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\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 growth compact. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cucullata takes a touch more moisture than most Alocasia — keep evenly moist, never soggy, letting the surface just dry. The albo compounds rot risk, so never wet feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. White 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 18–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robust and reliable once established — cucullata is one of the tougher, faster Alocasia, even in its variegated form.\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":57623056187736,"sku":null,"price":1003.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b4501905-2d11-4ec3-8610-4decd8bcc759.png?v=1783043181","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-cucullata-crinkles-albo-variegated","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}