{"product_id":"alocasia-heterophylla-metallic-blue-albo-1","title":"Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Albo","description":"\u003c!-- ====================================================================\n     BIRTHDAY GIRLS — FEATURED SPECIMEN TEMPLATE\n     Reusable layout. Swap the bracketed sections per specimen.\n     Keep: the Birthday Girl banner, the section order, the voice.\n     ==================================================================== --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== BIRTHDAY GIRL BANNER ===== --\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★ Birthday Girl · Featured Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eOne of this season's highlighted girls. Hand-selected, photographed as the exact specimen you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== LEAD — plant first, offer later ===== --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Albo.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THE DEEP DIVE ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe cultivar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THIS SPECIMEN — edit per girl ===== --\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 4\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 Visible across current growth\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\u003c!-- ===== CARE ===== --\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 plenty of it — the green carries the whole plant. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evenly moist, never wet. Albos rot faster than green plants; let the top of the mix dry before watering and never leave wet feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65%+. White sectors 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 22–28°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heterophylla cycle leaves faster than most — losing an older leaf as a new one opens is normal, not a fault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== CLOSE ===== --\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":57556703936856,"sku":null,"price":4798.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b96ec9d3-29eb-4b2a-8aff-be681e39af4a.jpg?v=1782265842","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-heterophylla-metallic-blue-albo-1","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}