Alocasia UK nursery
SCABRIUSCULA ALBO VARIEGATED
A young plant, fully rooted, with a minimum of three leaves. It arrives growing in Fluval Stratum, ready to be grown on into its mature form.
- Variegation
- Albo
- Available
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- Delivery
- Free over £75
Every plant is individual, so leaf count and size vary slightly. Want to see a specific plant before you buy? Message us and we'll send photos.
- Free UK delivery over £75, heat-packed
- Hand-selected and inspected before dispatch
- Covered by our 7-day live arrival guarantee
What collectors say
Care
Light. Bright, indirect light. Variegated tissue carries less chlorophyll and scorches more easily than green, so filter strong sun.
Water and humidity. Keep the substrate evenly moist, never wet. Aim for 60% humidity or higher.
Feeding. A balanced feed programme through spring and summer; ease off in winter.
Dormancy. An Alocasia that drops its leaves in the cold is usually resting, not dead. Keep it warm and barely moist and it will push again.
Delivery and arrival
Plants are dispatched Monday to Thursday only, so they never sit in a depot over a weekend. Every order is sent with a heat pack and packed plastic-free.
Free UK delivery on orders over £75. Unpack on arrival and give your plant a few days of steady conditions to acclimatise.
Every plant is covered by our 7-day live arrival guarantee. If there's a problem, email sales@thealocasiacompany.co.uk within 7 days of delivery with your order number and clear photos. Please don't repot in those first 7 days, as repotting voids the guarantee.
Pet safety
Like all aroids, this plant contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals and is toxic if eaten. Keep it out of reach of cats, dogs and children.
About this cultivar
SCABRIUSCULA ALBO VARIEGATED
Alocasia scabriuscula Albo Variegated
Looking for Alocasia scabriuscula Albo Variegated? This is a rare, true-white variegated form of a striking and still uncommon species, and one for the collector who wants something with real presence rather than another rounded jewel Alocasia.
Alocasia scabriuscula is a robust species with long, thickly leathery, almost succulent blades held on relatively short petioles, those petioles often marked with fine purple-brown dotting and lines that are characteristic of the species. The leaf runs ovato-sagittate, dark to light grey-green above, and carries itself with a boldness out of proportion to the size of the plant. It is architectural in a way the popular compact species are not.
The albo form breaks that deep grey-green with clean white. Because this is true albo variegation, the white sectors carry no chlorophyll at all, reading bright and hard against the leathery blade. Some leaves take white cleanly down half the blade, others come through as speckled and marbled white-on-green, and a few emerge almost entirely white. The variegation is chimeric and sectoral, so no two leaves and no two plants express the same way. That unpredictability is exactly what makes an albo of this species worth holding.
In cultivation it rewards bright, indirect light, which supports both vigour and stable variegation. The white tissue carries no chlorophyll, so a little extra light helps the plant overall without scorching the pale sectors. Keep humidity high and water once the top of the substrate begins to dry.
All plants are grown in Fluval Stratum, our preferred early-stage medium for corms and baby Alocasia, held in our 3D printed Corm Keeper stand. Once fully rooted and at juvenile size we repot into our own pon mix, blended from components in our Soil Ninja range.
- Variegation: true white, chimeric sectoral variegation, clean sectors through to fine marbling
- Leaf: long, thickly leathery, ovato-sagittate blade on a relatively short petiole
- Petiole: often marked with fine purple-brown dotting characteristic of the species
- Light: bright, indirect light to support healthy variegation
- Humidity: high, thrives at 60% and above
- Growth habit: robust terrestrial herb, rhizomatous
- Grown in moss (Import TC)
A rare chance to add a true-white albo of a bold, uncommon species to your collection. Get in touch with the team at The Alocasia Company if you'd like advice on care or variegation stability.
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