I only recently found this channel and I must say, THIS is the type of plant content I was looking for. I love all the pertinent information, especially in the documentary type videos. All of this is the kind of stuff that gets me fired up for my plants.
it's fascinating to see how fast the aroid trends come and go. after the variegated spiritus was created, the Philodendron market crashed. we're starting to see the anthurium market sag. and now variegated alocasias are on track to TAKE OVER in 2024
@@phila87 not quite in the US since many of them are still in thailand and at ludicrous prices. Once they become more available everyone will have them in IG
@@petermurdoch7540plussss they have to be kept in cabinets in so many zones for them to thrive. I still love my monsteras and philodendrons because I can put them all over the house and they aren’t very picky!
Love seeing the variety. I also dig that you shared prices and sources. My plants bring me so much joy but there’s only so much time available to spend on plant stuff. I would have spent many hours trying to gather all this information, this is so much better. Don’t sweat the comments about how you pronounce some words. We all have some words that we struggle with. I have to think vast majority of plant people struggle too. I find that I think I know how to say some names only to find when I try, I struggle. I resisted falling in love with variegation for a long time but goodness, the variation variegation adds to the equation does add another level of interest for me.
Alocasias are great. I find them very easy and happily growing in Lechuza pon with Lechuza slow-release fertiliser semi-hydroponically with self-watering reservoir. Their roots grow really well in it and they can keep a lot of leaves thanks to it. My Silver Dragon is having it´s 11th leaf now. They don´t go dormant for me in European winters. I never had spidermites on my alocasias yet (they stay busy on my calatheas instead, I guess :-D ). 60 % humidity, light from the top, no grow light, no cabinets. I find the pon & self-watering the key to success🙂 Sinuata is listed as critically endangered in its original habitat, I have read.
I've never been able to grow alocasia or anthurium. Colocasia and xanthosoma do well in the yard. Philodendron and syngoniums are my favorites because they are easy to grow in the yard or as houseplants.
One of the first big plants I bought was an alocasia from Lidl. First I had issues that none of my alos had more than 3 leafs. Now when they get aquarium water with pH perfect SensiGrow A+B and growing in Lechuza my all alos have 6-7 good size leafs year around, even during winter in dry and cool room temperature.
Every time I hear the big prices, I think of the amount of other nice plants I could get for that haha. I get 100% why people hunt these down, I am here enjoying all the unique beauty but my wallet simply does not allow me to spend triple of quadruple digits
Great Video, I have a love hate relationship with Alocasia my self, one thing for sure that I have learn while killing many is that alocasia care cannot be generalize, everything from light, water and humidity needs are very different sometimes opposite from different varieties. Thank You
I've only ever heard it pronounced alo-kay-shuh /alo-kay-shah, without the hard "sia" sound like you said! I always silently corrected the other pronunciation to myself on these videos, but never commented about it because I always worry about coming across badly even if its intended well 😅
@@prettyingreen in college, I kept pronouncing zealot "zee-lot." My professor looked at me like I was an idiot and he was from Zimbabwe with a heavy accent. I will never forget that shame. 😆😆😆
So ready to go on this new plant journey with you! As long as there’s a how to video and the right fertilizer in stock I’m there- starting to get bored of the starter plants and ready for new challenges 💪🥳
The quilted dreams is the only one I own so far probably the only one I ever will own just because I don't want to potentially introduce bugs that these guys are prone to, but I love my one and she is the only plant I keep in my bedroom
I'm excited for variegated alocasia price drops with TC. I too have my alocasia in self watering pots and ambient humidity. But i'm in the semi tropics so it really depends where you are. And yes, that cuprea hates it life with the other alocasia. drama plant. 🤣
I am so stoked , I got a Bambino & Dragon scale for $4.99 each at trader Joe's! This is a great video, thank you ! I'm obsessed with Alocaceas!🥰♥️ Use a few drops of dish soap in a sprayer for spider mites control.
@@prettyingreen I'm in the US, Cal. Trader Joe's has a little tiny plant section & they sell everything that gets put on the shelves. They respect the plants unlike Walmart..
I found a variegated weed in my garden. Never figured out what it was, but I dug it up and tried to grow it indoors (I’m in a very cold winter climate, so it would’ve died outdoors) Also, my silver dragon has 10+ leaves! I’ll try to remember to count 😅
My regular regal shield is left outside zone 7b and it comes back every year. Even after last years freezing swampy winter. I wonder if a variegated one will do the same🧐
Love these! My second favorite genius. Finished moving my collection into Pon, so the adventure continues. Got a lot of corms, so let the propagation begin! Please stop showing me those variegated Jackie’s! It just keeps calling me. 😂 Curious, do you have a SWAG at what percentage of corms thrown off from a variegated plant will produce a variegated? It seems buying corms is like a lottery, but maybe I’m wrong on this and percentage is high? When I get my next inflows, I would love to hybridize an Azlani with a Melo. That color on a Melo texture leaf. 🤩
The thing about alocasia is once they are stable they are fine. Keep them in semi-hydro with a reservoir and they will be good, they like water. But if the stem starts rotting, its game over.
GREAT Vlog!!! I bought a Dawn just over a year ago. You are the only youtuber that has ever mentioned it. (sorry, Dawn but...) I think with the potting medium, it was set up to fail with root rot. I put the whole plant in an expensive big lachuza pot with pon. To late. I was able to get three corms that are now almost as big and beautiful as the original! Question, The California Alocasia.... It really looks like the Dawn? Oh, I'm So Colo with sometimes single digit humidity. My Dawn lives near my 10 gl fish tank under a grow light and seems happy. still pushing growth.
I found a very well variegated ninja alocasia at Walmart. I wish you would have mentioned it in your video.I can’t Find hardly anything about it online
Do you have any tips for growing alocasia tissue culture? I have grown plenty of monsteras but struggling with alocasia TCs. Tried a variety of mediums.
Where does the Odora variegata come in on the guide? I've always been confused between the odora vs macrorrhiza. Also confused with difference between odora variegata and an an okinawa silver
I just watched a video on another channel about a large collection of variegated Alocasia. The owner said the ones from TC revert pretty quickly. I believe her because she’s been growing them successfully for many years & has invested thousands in her collection.
Heheh, I doubt it’s actual Walmart selling the $150+ plant-they have a marketplace, like Amazon, so various businesses sell their stuff on the site/app. If you look in the details it says “shipped from x, sold by y” and it’s usually some random company name. Also-unpopular opinion, I think some variegations of alocasia look ill. The frydek looks cool, but some of the ones with the yellowy variegation-and especially when they are still very young plants-they just look sickly to me. Additionally, I treat most of my alocasia like calathea and they love it.
Alocasia are so easy to grow and the corms will pay for the price of the plant. Tc are coming but they take a long time to size up and the variegation is not stable. Get ready for some full moons.
The TC aspect of it is exciting and some are really pretty. I love the green on green variegation the best. The lighter variegation is not for me as it looks sick. But I can see the attraction, it seems for a hybridizer the sky is the limit💚
