Alocasia 'Suhirmaniana Pink'

Alocasia 'Suhirmaniana Pink'. The pink-variegated form of a scarce Indonesian species — peltate, arrow-shaped leaves with bold silver-white venation laid over a dark, mottled blade, here broken with blush-to-rose sectors. Purple reverse, finely velvet petioles. No two leaves variegate alike.

The species

Alocasia suhirmaniana belongs to the longiloba group — the same lineage as A. sanderiana — and is native to Indonesia. It is far less common in cultivation than its Watsoniana-type relatives it most resembles. The blade is peltate and arrow-shaped, carried on a distinctive finely puberulent (velvet-bloomed) petiole that is unique to the species in its group, with raised silver-white major venation over a dark, mottled surface and a purple reverse. Matures into a large, structural plant.

The 'Pink' is the anthocyanin-driven variegated selection: irregular sectors of pink, blush and pale rose across the dark blade. The species is already purple-backed, so the pink sits naturally within its genetics — colour deepens with maturity and bright light rather than fading out. Expression and amount vary leaf to leaf; each emergence is its own.

This specimen

• Stage: juvenile
• Leaves: 1
• Pot: 5cm
• Variegation: Visible
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect. The pink holds with good light; direct sun scorches the pale sectors.
• Water: Keep evenly moist, never waterlogged — this one prefers more consistent moisture than the dark-blade Alocasias. Water as the top of the mix begins to dry; ease off in winter.
• Humidity: 65%+. Dry air shows fast as crisping margins.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — moisture-retentive but airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 22–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: A rhythmic grower — the longiloba group tends to pause between flushes. Gaps are normal, not a fault.

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