Alocasia UK nursery
'BAGINDA' DRAGON SCALE BRIGHT AUREA VARIEGATED
- Variegation
- Aurea
- Available
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- Delivery
- Free over £75
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- Free UK delivery over £75, heat-packed
- Hand-selected and inspected before dispatch
- Covered by our 7-day live arrival guarantee
What collectors say
Genus
Baginda
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
'BAGINDA' DRAGON SCALE BRIGHT AUREA VARIEGATED
Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Bright Aurea Variegated
Looking for scale-textured foliage lit up in near-neon colour? Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Bright Aurea takes the beloved textured leaf of Dragon Scale and pushes the variegation to its most vivid extreme, bright yellow through to an almost electric green against the deep green base, with every leaf carrying a completely different pattern that makes each specimen one of a kind.
Why collectors prize the Bright Aurea
This is the loudest of the aurea forms. Where a standard aurea reads as warm gold, the Bright Aurea comes through in luminous, high-key yellow and bright, almost neon green, so the variegated sections seem to glow against the dark scaled base. The contrast is dramatic and immediate. Combined with the raised, reptilian texture that gives Dragon Scale its name, the effect turns the classic scale-like leaf into something genuinely electric. No two leaves are identical, and the brightest sectors sit at the very top of what aurea variegation can produce.
A statement plant for the rare collection
Ideal for collectors after something exceptional, this form keeps the manageable mature size of Dragon Scale while adding the extraordinary appeal of bright variegation. The textured foliage with its ever-changing, high-contrast patterns ensures this remains a conversation-starting centrepiece, every leaf telling its own story in vivid colour.
As with all aurea forms, light is the key variable. Bright, indirect light brings the neon yellow and bright green to their most vivid, while lower light softens the contrast. 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.
Key features:
- Variegation: Bright Aurea, vivid neon yellow through bright green against a deep green base
- Colour: the most high-key, luminous form of Dragon Scale aurea, almost electric in good light
- Texture: classic raised, scale-like reptilian foliage
- Pattern: every leaf expresses differently, no two alike
- Light: bright, indirect light essential, colour intensity is directly light-responsive
- Humidity: high, thrives at 60% and above
- Growth habit: medium-sized, perfect for statement displays
- Rarity: rare bright aurea form of a beloved collector cultivar, limited availability
A plant that turns the familiar Dragon Scale into something genuinely luminous. Get in touch with the team at The Alocasia Company if you'd like advice on care or variegation stability.
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