It’s both my first alocasia and my first variegated plant. I know that variegated plants need lots of indirect light, however, would direct light be okay aswell in winter? (I’m in Germany)
Be careful with watering, soil and pests. They get root rot very easily. And spidermites love them. Frydek are probably one of my favs, but I lost mine a few weeks ago. She was doing just fine, then got root rot out of nowhere because nothing changed.
Waldfarbe
Meine erste habe ich leider durch zu nasse Erde an Wurzelfäule verloren, eine gut durchlässige Mischung ist von Vorteil. Meine zweite Frydek habe ich in Seminihydro in Lezucha Pon und sie ist glücklich und wächst, so wie alle meine Alocasien. Viel Erfolg mit der Schönheit, nicht zu viel gießen, aber auch nicht austrocknen lassen und gut düngen.
the-EX-wife2000
High humidity, bright indirect light and a nice airy soil mix. These are prone to getting spider mites, so keep some treatment available, and clean the leaves regularly!
Alarmed-Match-7845
Wait a week after you brought it home before reporting to give it less stress. Repotting 2 days later killed my most beautiful leaf
AlocasiaBlue
Look for spider mites OFTEN they attract them like magnets. Fertilize them regularly, they like a lot of food 🙂
Azure_Ninja05
Alocasia like an airy, chunky soil mix. I’ve recently started using the alocasia pre made mix from soil ninja (which is awesome). I like mine a little chunkier, so I got a bag of westland orchid mix and combined the two. Gave me a gorgeous chunky potting mix for all my aroids.
They like good humidity but can tolerate normal household humidity of around 50%. If you cluster your plants the humidity can increase because they make their own microclimate. Some air flow is also good, so I have a fan i use on them if I notice the soil taking longer than usual to dry.
They like to be kept slightly damp at all times, but not soaking wet or anything. Remember, under watering is better than over watering if you’re unsure. They can be divas, so dont be concerned if you repot and it drops an old/small leaf or two, its just adjusting. Mine have all done exactly that when I repotted them.
Also, they loveeeeee fertiliser. I use full strength fertiliser every watering for my alocasia, and they love it. I flush them every couple of weeks with ‘plain’ water to make sure there is no mineral build-up on their roots – which can burn them. They also prefer distilled water, not tap water. You can also use dehumidifier water or tumble dryer water as that’s also essentially distilled water and doesn’t cost anything! Of course, if you have th means to collect it (i dont) rain water is best.
I have 2 30cm T5 Barrina lights on my alocasia, and they love it. No issues with burning or anything, and they’re growing well! (https://amzn.eu/d/fTEf6DF)
Good luck! If you have questions, feel free to reach out! Always happy to talk about plants.
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Be careful with watering, soil and pests. They get root rot very easily. And spidermites love them. Frydek are probably one of my favs, but I lost mine a few weeks ago. She was doing just fine, then got root rot out of nowhere because nothing changed.
Meine erste habe ich leider durch zu nasse Erde an Wurzelfäule verloren, eine gut durchlässige Mischung ist von Vorteil. Meine zweite Frydek habe ich in Seminihydro in Lezucha Pon und sie ist glücklich und wächst, so wie alle meine Alocasien. Viel Erfolg mit der Schönheit, nicht zu viel gießen, aber auch nicht austrocknen lassen und gut düngen.
High humidity, bright indirect light and a nice airy soil mix. These are prone to getting spider mites, so keep some treatment available, and clean the leaves regularly!
Wait a week after you brought it home before reporting to give it less stress. Repotting 2 days later killed my most beautiful leaf
Look for spider mites OFTEN they attract them like magnets. Fertilize them regularly, they like a lot of food 🙂
Alocasia like an airy, chunky soil mix. I’ve recently started using the alocasia pre made mix from soil ninja (which is awesome). I like mine a little chunkier, so I got a bag of westland orchid mix and combined the two. Gave me a gorgeous chunky potting mix for all my aroids.
They like good humidity but can tolerate normal household humidity of around 50%. If you cluster your plants the humidity can increase because they make their own microclimate. Some air flow is also good, so I have a fan i use on them if I notice the soil taking longer than usual to dry.
They like to be kept slightly damp at all times, but not soaking wet or anything. Remember, under watering is better than over watering if you’re unsure. They can be divas, so dont be concerned if you repot and it drops an old/small leaf or two, its just adjusting. Mine have all done exactly that when I repotted them.
Also, they loveeeeee fertiliser. I use full strength fertiliser every watering for my alocasia, and they love it. I flush them every couple of weeks with ‘plain’ water to make sure there is no mineral build-up on their roots – which can burn them. They also prefer distilled water, not tap water. You can also use dehumidifier water or tumble dryer water as that’s also essentially distilled water and doesn’t cost anything! Of course, if you have th means to collect it (i dont) rain water is best.
I have 2 30cm T5 Barrina lights on my alocasia, and they love it. No issues with burning or anything, and they’re growing well! (https://amzn.eu/d/fTEf6DF)
Good luck! If you have questions, feel free to reach out! Always happy to talk about plants.