Alocasia "Ninja"
€10 · Coming soon
Thick arrow-shaped leaves, a green so dark it reads as black, with a metallic sheen and pale veins that press the blade into raised sections. It stays compact and puts up with slightly lower humidity than other Alocasia, though not with the dry air of a radiator. In winter it may drop its leaves and start again from the rhizome: it is not dead, it is resting.
Care sheet
- Light
- Bright indirect light, never direct sun
- Humidity
- 60-75%
- Temperature
- 18-26°C
- Watering
- When the top 2-3 cm dry out. Never on a soaked substrate: the rhizome rots before the roots do.
- Substrate
- 50% bark · 30% perlite · 15% sphagnum · 5% biochar
- Propagation
- Division of the cormlets at the base
How to propagate it
- Detach the cormlets from the rhizome in late winter
- Rinse and peel off the outer husk
- Set in moist sphagnum, enclosed and warm
- A shoot in 3-6 weeks
- Pot up once it has two leaves of its own
Shipping and guarantee
Shipped in insulated packaging, leaving on Mondays and Tuesdays. 30-day establishment guarantee. Home nursery in Ferrara, Italy; collection by appointment.