Alocasia UK nursery
LOWII AUREA VARIEGATED
A dormant corm rather than a growing plant. It arrives in Fluval Stratum, ready to sprout given warmth and humidity. Rooting and first leaves take time, and patience is part of it.
- Variegation
- Aurea
- 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
LOWII AUREA VARIEGATED
Alocasia lowii Aurea Variegated
Looking for Alocasia lowii Aurea Variegated? This is a warm-toned aurea form of a classic arrowhead-leaved Alocasia, and one with a genuinely interesting backstory for the collector who likes to know what they are growing.
Alocasia lowii belongs to what growers call the "longiloba/lowii complex," a group of closely related Alocasia that intercross so freely that even telling the species apart is a real challenge. Many of the plants circulating among collectors under these names are cultivars and hybrids rather than clean species, which is part of what makes the group so interesting to follow. This form shows the classic lowii character: a large, elongated, lobed blade with an open sinus between the two posterior lobes, held boldly on an upright petiole, with pale veining tracing the surface.
The aurea layer here reads warm. Rather than a hard gold, the variegation comes through in peach and soft butter tones, marbled through the green so that some leaves carry colour cleanly down one half while others break into finer speckling across a paler ground. Because the aurea variegation is chimeric, it lands differently on every leaf and every plant. The peach warmth against the pale grey-green veining is what sets this one apart from the more common yellow aureas.
In cultivation it rewards bright, indirect light, which supports both vigour and the variegation, since the pale tissue carries reduced chlorophyll. 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: aurea in warm peach to butter tones, chimeric, marbled through to fine speckling
- Leaf: large, elongated, lobed blade with an open sinus, pale veining
- Background: part of the "longiloba/lowii complex," a group of closely related, freely intercrossing Alocasia
- Light: bright, indirect light to support healthy variegation
- Humidity: high, thrives at 60% and above
- Growth habit: robust, upright terrestrial Alocasia grown from corm
- Rarity: highly limited availability, a warm-toned aurea for the serious collector
A rare chance to add a peach-toned aurea lowii 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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