This Alocasia Black Satun Aurea Variegata is supplied as a bulb. Once sprouted the plant shows the very dark, almost blackish-green leaf ground of the Black Satun forms with yellow lightening.
 
A warm, bright spot out of direct sun is ideal, from 18 °C upwards. Humidity from 60 percent — dry heated air brings spider mites quickly. Keep the mix loose and free-draining: root rot in dense substrate is the leading cause of loss in this genus.
 
Instead of white sections this form shows yellow to cream lightening. Yellow variegated tissue still contains residual chlorophyll and is therefore less vulnerable to light stress than pure white — such plants usually grow more vigorously than comparable Albo forms.
 
Instead of a finished plant you receive the bulb. Sprouting takes two to eight weeks depending on cultivar, warmth and season, longer in winter. Keep warm, evenly moist, and press it in only halfway. We do not guarantee sprouting — that is standard for rhizomes and the reason for the considerably lower price compared with an established plant.
 
Delivery quality: you receive exactly the specimen shown.