Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Albo

Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Albo. Arrow-shaped leaves with a metallic blue-green sheen, broken by irregular creamy-white albo sectors. Thick, textured, compact. Every leaf comes in differently — that's the whole appeal.

The cultivar

'Metallic Blue' sits within the Alocasia heterophylla group — related to, but distinct from, 'Dragon's Breath'. The draw is the foliage: thick, lightly textured blades that throw a silvery blue-green, almost metallic sheen under good light, with fine brown speckling at the petioles.

The albo is true white sectoring — irregular creamy-white variegation that differs on every leaf. Because that white tissue carries no chlorophyll, the sectors are more delicate: slower to harden, quicker to brown, and unforgiving of overwatering. Bright light keeps the green pulling its weight; the pattern itself is luck of the draw, leaf to leaf.

This specimen

• Stage: juvenile
• Leaves: 4
• Pot: 5cm
• Variegation: Visible across current growth
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, and plenty of it — the green carries the whole plant. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.
• Water: Evenly moist, never wet. Albos rot faster than green plants; let the top of the mix dry before watering and never leave wet feet.
• Humidity: 65%+. White sectors brown fast in dry air.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 22–28°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Heterophylla cycle leaves faster than most — losing an older leaf as a new one opens is normal, not a fault.

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