{"product_id":"alocasia-sarian-aurea-1","title":"Alocasia 'Sarian' Aurea","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 'Sarian' Aurea.\u003c\/strong\u003e The golden-variegated form of the zebrina × Frydek hybrid — pointed arrow leaves with creamy veins on mottled, zebra-marked petioles — here lit with golden aurea sectoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== THE DEEP DIVE ===== --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 26px;\"\u003eThe cultivar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e'Sarian' is an interspecific hybrid of Alocasia zebrina and Alocasia micholitziana ('Frydek'), named after Filipino agricultural journalist Zac B. Sarian. It takes the tall, mottled, zebra-striped petioles from zebrina and the pointed, creamy-veined dark arrow leaf from Frydek, with slightly serrated margins. A fast, eventually large grower that builds a stalk as it matures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe 'Aurea' is the golden-variegated form — irregular yellow-to-gold sectors over the dark green, different on every leaf. The gold is chlorophyll-reduced, so heavily variegated leaves are more delicate and lean on the green to carry the plant. The striped petioles and full character sharpen as the plant matures, so a young one is still coming into itself.\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 young juvenile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation:\u003c\/strong\u003e High across current growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimated and ready to ship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast photo for reference of mature form\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 to filtered, and generous — Sarian loves light, and it holds the gold. Keep direct sun off the pale sectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep mostly moist; let the top third dry between waterings. No waterlogging — it rots fast, and the aurea compounds it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60%+. Variegated 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 18–28°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C; cool pushes dormancy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePace:\u003c\/strong\u003e A fast grower once established — striped petioles and full size come with maturity.\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":57559216849240,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/4963\/9768\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fc3a5ad5-751f-414b-a375-9bba96172ffc.jpg?v=1782310871","url":"https:\/\/plantsbytess.com\/products\/alocasia-sarian-aurea-1","provider":"Plant.ess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}