Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' (Variegated)

Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' Albo. The variegated form of the cult jewel Alocasia. Thick, armoured, scale-textured leaves with deeply sunken veins, broken here with creamy-white albo. This is a high-grade variegated specimen.

The cultivar

Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' comes from Borneo and is grown for texture above all else. The blades are thick, stiff and almost armoured, with a quilted, puckered surface and deeply sunken dark veins over silver-green. The effect reads like dragon hide, hence the name. Compact and upright, it stays a jewel rather than a giant.

Irrregular creamy-white/aurea blocks and marbling over the scaled blade, different on every leaf. Because tissue carries no chlorophyll, those sectors are more delicate: slower to harden, quicker to brown, and unforgiving of overwatering. The green still carries the plant, so is the feature and the variegation to protect.

This specimen

• Stage: juvenile
• Leaves: 3
• Pot: 5cm
• Variegation: High-grade cream variegation across current growth
• Included: Inner pot
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship. Variegated Alocasia leans on its green, so this one is for growers with some experience.

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, and generous. The green carries the plant and light keeps the contrast in the scaling. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.
• Water: Let the top of the mix dry before watering. Baginda is rot-prone, and the albo compounds it, so never wet feet.
• Humidity: 60%+. White sectors and leaf edges brown fast in dry air.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix, airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 20–29°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Compact and slow, like the rest of the baginda line. A pause between leaves is normal, not a fault.

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