Alocasia Hybrid 'Zebrina × Longiloba' Albo

Alocasia hybrid — zebrina × longiloba, albo. A one-off cross: the upright, sculptural carriage of zebrina meeting the silver-veined, purple-backed blade of longiloba, broken here with creamy-white albo sectoring. Unnamed, uncommon, and still revealing itself.

The cross

Alocasia zebrina (Philippines) is grown for its petioles before its leaves — tall, upright stalks streaked in bold zebra banding, carrying narrow arrow-shaped blades high and architectural.

Alocasia longiloba (Southeast Asia) brings the opposite drama: elongated, deeply lobed arrow leaves in deep green to near-black, crossed with silver-white veins over eggplant-purple undersides.

This cross sits between the two, with albo variegation layered on top — irregular creamy-white sectors, different on every leaf. As a juvenile it is still settling; which parent leads in petiole marking and leaf shape becomes clearer as it matures. No named cultivar, no TC line behind it — what you grow out is genuinely uncommon.

These specimens

• Stage: juvenile
• Leaves: 3
• Pot: 5cm
• Roots: Well-rooted
• Variegation: Visible across current growth
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, and generous — the green carries the plant, and the silver veining and any purple deepen with light. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.
• Water: Evenly moist, never wet. Both parents rot fast with wet feet, and the albo sectors compound it — let the top of the mix dry before watering.
• Humidity: 65%+. White sectors and leaf edges brown fast in dry air.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 20–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Early growth on a young hybrid can be uneven as it finds its feet — gaps between leaves are normal, not a fault.

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