{"product_id":"alocasia-reginae-albo-2","title":"Alocasia Reginae Albo #2","description":"\u003c!-- ====================================================================\n     BIRTHDAY GIRLS — FEATURED SPECIMEN TEMPLATE\n     Reusable layout. Swap the bracketed sections per specimen.\n     Keep: the Birthday Girl banner, the section order, the voice.\n     ==================================================================== --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== BIRTHDAY GIRL BANNER ===== --\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★ Birthday Girl · Featured Specimen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: #3a3a3a;\"\u003eOne of this season's highlighted girls. Hand-selected, photographed as the exact specimen you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== LEAD — plant first, offer later ===== --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia reginae Albo.\u003c\/strong\u003e of Borneo — thick, leathery arrow leaves that mature to a silvery blue-green over a reddish-purple reverse — here carrying creamy-white albo sectoring. A scarce species made scarcer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THE DEEP DIVE ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe species\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAlocasia reginae is a compact jewel species from the lowland forests of Borneo. The blades are thick, rubbery and faintly velvet, sagittate in shape, maturing to a silvery blue-green on top with dark green-black veins over a reddish-purple underside. First described in the 1880s and still genuinely hard to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe albo is true white sectoring — irregular creamy-white across the blade, different on every leaf. Juveniles show the species' silver later; right now the variegation is the feature. Because white tissue carries no chlorophyll, those sectors are more delicate: slower to harden, quicker to brown, and unforgiving of overwatering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THIS SPECIMEN — edit per girl ===== --\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\u003eStage:\u003c\/strong\u003e juvenile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimated and ready to ship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6; color: #6b2d5c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== CARE ===== --\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, and generous — the green carries the plant and the species' silver deepens with light. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the top half of the mix dry before watering. Reginae is very rot-prone, and the albo sectors compound it — never wet feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. White sectors and leaf edges brown fast in dry air.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18–29°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C; cold pushes it toward dormancy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact and steady. A winter slow-down is normal — pauses and the odd dropped leaf are not a fault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== CLOSE ===== --\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":57556707344728,"sku":null,"price":3218.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_1340985a-6e8a-4537-9abe-e25d211409e6.jpg?v=1782267292","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-reginae-albo-2","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}