Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Aurea | Variegated Corm Grown Baby, 1 Leaf

Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Aurea. A corm grown baby with one leaf and visible golden variegation. Past the gamble stage, because the colour is already showing.

The plant

Heterophylla is the narrow, sharply cut Alocasia, and the Metallic Blue selection is the one with the cool blue sheen across dark blades. It shifts with the angle of the light, which is what makes people chase it.

Aurea adds golden sectoring on top of that metallic base. Warm gold against cool blue is an unusual pairing in this genus, and it is why this form stays hard to find.

Corm grown, already showing

This plant was started from a corm and has been grown on here until it leafed out. That matters: buying a corm is a gamble on whether variegation expresses at all, while this one has already answered that question. You can see the colour in the photos.

This specimen

• Leaves: 1
• Variegation: Golden, visible on current growth
• Origin: Corm grown, grown on in house
• Pot: 5cm
• Included: Inner pot
• Availability: One plant, photographed as received. The mother is shown in the last photo for reference only.
• Notes: A young plant. Best for growers who have kept Alocasia before.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, never direct. Golden tissue burns before green does, and good light is what keeps the colour coming through on new leaves.
• Water: Evenly moist, never wet. A young Alocasia in a small pot is easy to overwater.
• Warmth: 20 to 26°C and stable. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Mix: Airy, chunky and fast draining. Semi hydro works well for this genus.
• Pace: One leaf in a 5cm pot, so let the roots fill in before sizing up. Alocasia trade leaves as they settle, which is normal, not a problem.

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