Alocasia Hybrid - Calidora × (Pink Dragon × Longiloba) (Variegated)

Alocasia Hybrid — Calidora × (Pink Dragon × Longiloba). A big-growing, fast hybrid carrying three strong parents — calidora's size and ribbed structure, Pink Dragon's rose-toned petioles, longiloba's silver-veined dark arrow blade — here with fine, visible variegation.

The cross

Alocasia calidora is the vigorous, upright giant of the group — large, glossy, ribbed banana-like blades on a fast, easy-growing plant. It lends size, speed and structure.

Alocasia 'Pink Dragon' brings the colour — silvery sage leaves with dark veins over distinctive pink-red petioles and stems.

Alocasia longiloba brings contrast and detail — narrow, deeply lobed arrow leaves in deep green with silver-white veining over a purple reverse.

Together they make a large, fast hybrid with structure, coloured petioles and silver veining — and this one carries fine variegation over the blade, irregular and different on every leaf. Variegated tissue is more delicate, so the green still carries the plant. A vigorous corm-grower with no named line behind it — genuinely uncommon material.

This specimen

• Stage: established, fast corm-grower
• Leaves: 1, second on the way
• Size: Medium
• Pot: 14cm
• Variegation: Fine, visible — expression and amount may vary
• Included: Inner pot
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, and generous — light holds the variegation and the petiole colour. Direct sun scorches the pale sectors.
• Water: A thirsty, fast grower — keep evenly moist in active growth, letting the top of the mix begin to dry between waterings. Never waterlogged; ease off in winter.
• Humidity: 60%+. Variegated edges brown fast in dry air.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 18–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Fast and vigorous for an Alocasia — calidora's size comes through, so expect it to move and to want potting up.

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