{"product_id":"alocasia-dragon-scale-albo-variegated","title":"Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' (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 'Dragon Scale' Albo.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe cultivar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAlocasia 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eIrrregular 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.\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 3\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 High-grade cream variegation across current growth\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. Variegated Alocasia leans on its green, so this one is for growers with some experience.\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 the contrast in the scaling. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the top of the mix dry before watering. Baginda is rot-prone, and the albo compounds it, 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 20–29°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact and slow, like the rest of the baginda line. A pause between leaves is normal, not a fault.\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":57713983717720,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_76488c63-f168-4b9d-8d91-f679d64289c6.jpg?v=1784098530","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-dragon-scale-albo-variegated","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}