{"product_id":"alocasia-maharani-albo-1-white-variegated-grey-dragon-alocasia","title":"Alocasia Maharani Albo #1 | White Variegated Grey Dragon Alocasia","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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★ Collector Alocasia · One Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eGrey Dragon with white sectors. Stone-textured, stiff, slow. The exact plant photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia 'Maharani', albo variegated.\u003c\/strong\u003e Known as the Grey Dragon — a compact hybrid grown for texture above all: thick, stiff, almost succulent blades in muted grey-green, with venation sunk so deep the surface reads as scaled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eMaharani is unlike anything else in the genus to handle. The leaf is rigid and leathery rather than velvet, matte grey rather than glossy, and the sculpting is dramatic enough that the plant reads as an object before it reads as foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe albo form breaks crisp white sectors across that grey blade. Because white tissue carries no chlorophyll at all, expression is genuinely unpredictable — sectors can widen, narrow, or vanish entirely from one leaf to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eWhat you're buying\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe exact specimen in the photos. Albo variegation is the least stable form there is, and Maharani is the slowest grower here — expect long gaps between leaves. This is a patience plant, priced for collectors who want it precisely for that.\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\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alocasia 'Maharani' (Grey Dragon), albo variegated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e white sectors present on current growth — see photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips:\u003c\/strong\u003e in its current pot — minimum stress, maximum arrival health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One specimen. Two in this release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimated and established. Low leaf count is normal for this cultivar.\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. White sectors have no chlorophyll and scorch in minutes of direct sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sparingly. Maharani is the most rot-prone plant in this drop — let the top half dry, and err dry rather than wet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. Steady beats high.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very airy — bark, perlite, pumice. Never dense soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–27°C. Nothing below 15°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spider mites on the leaf underside. Check weekly in dry rooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow, then slower. Weeks between leaves is normal and not a sign of a problem. Do not repot to force growth.\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":58267868168536,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9a91d614-ae55-4e40-91b5-3809b7538437.jpg?v=1787625264","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-maharani-albo-1-white-variegated-grey-dragon-alocasia","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}