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Alocasia Metallic Blue Aurea Corm | Golden Variegated Rare Bulb

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Ready to ship Collectable Item Beginner Friendly Statement Piece

991.00 kr

Size S

Ships from Sweden · Tracked · Firm-checked at packing

Free standard shipping on all orders over €150

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Variegation never guaranteed · Corms are dormant propagules, not rooted plants

The specs

Metallic Blue Aurea has thick leaves with a metallic sheen and a smooth to slightly textured surface.

The base is blue-green with yellow to lime variegation appearing in patches or marbling. It is a slow to moderate grower and stays fairly compact.

The plant

Alocasia are tropical plants with shaped leaves that range from smooth to heavily textured, often with strong, defined veins.

Colors vary from light green to deep, almost black tones, with some types showing variegation. Growth ranges from slow to fast depending on the type, with forms varying from compact to large and upright.

What is a corm?

A corm is a dormant storage organ — a small, firm bulb-like propagule that a mature plant produces along its rhizome. It holds everything the plant needs to start a new plug: stored energy, a growth point, and intact genetics. It is not a rooted plant. It's the starting material, wrapped in sphagnum and sealed, waiting to wake up.

Variegation is never guaranteed

This is the single most important thing to understand before buying a corm.

Corms come from the mother plant — but variegation is chimeric, meaning it's carried in specific cell layers. A corm can sprout fully variegated, half-variegated, or entirely plain green. It can also start variegated and revert later. No one can predict what you'll get until it wakes up — not us, not the grower, not the lab.

If you're not comfortable with that gamble, buy an acclimated, photographed specimen instead. Corms are the cheapest entry into rare genetics for a reason.

How to start it up

Substrate: damp (not wet) sphagnum moss or a sterile perlite/vermiculite mix. Moisture, not soak.

Container: clear deli cup or propagator with a lid. High humidity, 85–95%.

Temperature: 24–28°C (75–82°F). Heat mat helps. Cold corms stay dormant.

Light: bright indirect. No direct sun until it has leaves.

Patience: 2–12 weeks to wake. Some pop in a week. Some take months. A dormant corm isn't a dead corm.

Good to know

Why they're cheaper: no acclimation labour, no months of care, no resell margin. You're buying the step before a plug.

Size isn't expression: a bigger corm wakes faster but doesn't predict variegation. A pea-sized corm can sprout a stunner. A marble-sized one can sprout plain.

Firmness matters: a healthy corm feels solid. Mushy or hollow = not viable. Every corm we ship is firm-checked at packing.

Don't bury it: half-exposed in sphagnum is ideal. Fully buried corms rot more often than they sprout.

Our promise

Rare. Corms pulled from mother plants we've sourced and verified ourselves.
Selected. Only firm, viable corms ship. Mushy or hollow ones never leave the studio.
Limited. Each mother plant produces a finite number. When they're listed, they're listed.
Honest. No guarantees on expression. No stock photo baiting. You get the truth — and the real corm.

Buying a corm is buying the gamble. The payoff is real — the risk is too.

CORMS · BEFORE YOU BUY

Things to sort out first.

Will my corm actually be variegated?

No one can tell you. Variegation in aroids is chimeric — carried in specific cell layers — so a corm can sprout fully variegated, partially variegated, or entirely plain. It can also revert as it matures. This is the real risk of buying a corm, and it's why they cost what they do. If you want a guaranteed look, buy an acclimated specimen.

How long until it wakes up?

Anywhere from a week to several months. Warm, humid, patient conditions speed things up. Some corms are slow to break dormancy — that's normal, not a defect. A firm corm that hasn't sprouted after 12 weeks is usually still viable, just stubborn.

How do I know if my corm is still alive?

Press gently. A healthy corm is firm. If it's mushy, hollow, leaks fluid, or smells off, it's rotted. Every corm we ship is firm-checked at packing. If yours arrives soft, photo within 24 hours and we replace or refund.

Should I bury the corm fully?

No. Half-exposed in damp sphagnum is ideal. Fully buried corms rot more often than they sprout because moisture sits against the growth point. You want humidity around the corm, not soaked under it.

Is a bigger corm better?

Bigger corms wake faster and have more stored energy — so yes, in that sense. But size does not predict variegation. A pea-sized corm can sprout a stunner. A marble-sized one can sprout plain. You're paying for genetics and viability, not grams.

Is this for beginners?

Only if you've got the patience and the setup. Corms aren't difficult — warm, humid, damp sphagnum does most of the work — but they require waiting without fiddling. If you'll dig yours up every week to check, skip corms and get an acclimated plant.

What if my corm never wakes up?

Viable corms usually wake eventually. If yours is still firm after 3 months in correct conditions, it's dormant, not dead — keep going. If it's gone mushy, that's a different issue and covered by DOA if reported within the first 14 days with photos.

Can I combine a corm order with another purchase?

Yes. Corms ship in insulated packaging alongside the rest of your order. Order notes welcome if you need anything specific.