{"product_id":"alocasia-heterophylla-metallic-blue-aurea-variegated-corm-grown","title":"Alocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Aurea | Variegated Corm Grown Baby, 1 Leaf","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 · One Plant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eCorm grown, with variegation already visible. Mother plant shown in the last photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia heterophylla 'Metallic Blue' Aurea.\u003c\/strong\u003e A corm grown baby with one leaf and visible golden variegation. Past the gamble stage, because the colour is already showing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eHeterophylla 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAurea 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eCorm grown, already showing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThis 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.\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\u003eLeaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden, visible on current growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corm grown, grown on in house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inner pot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant, photographed as received. The mother is shown in the last photo for reference only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A young plant. Best for growers who have kept Alocasia before.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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, never direct. Golden tissue burns before green does, and good light is what keeps the colour coming through on new leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evenly moist, never wet. A young Alocasia in a small pot is easy to overwater.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 to 26°C and stable. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Airy, chunky and fast draining. Semi hydro works well for this genus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\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":58563369369944,"sku":"ALO-HETERO-MBLUE-AUREA-1L-01","price":1084.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_511d9744-3c47-452a-917a-aa2e3cd4657d.jpg?v=1790328656","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-heterophylla-metallic-blue-aurea-variegated-corm-grown","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}