Alocasia UK nursery
REGINULA 'BLACK VELVET' DALMATIAN 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
- Dalmatian
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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
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
REGINULA 'BLACK VELVET' DALMATIAN VARIEGATED
Alocasia 'Black Velvet' Dalmatian Variegated
Last chance. No restock.
The speckled variegated form of the classic Black Velvet, Alocasia reginula, its near-black, matte foliage broken by scattered flecks of cream and white in a splash-pattern that has earned the cultivar its Dalmatian moniker. A highly sought-after release within the variegated Alocasia world, and one that has remained scarce in UK collections.
The variegation here is splash or mosaic rather than sectoral, which tends to read as an even peppering across the leaf rather than the half-and-half blocks seen in albo forms. Mature plants hold the same compact, low-growing habit as standard Black Velvet, a tidy specimen for a shelf, cabinet or terrarium rather than a statement floor plant, but the contrast between the deep velvety ground and the cream speckling lifts it well above the parent cultivar in collector appeal.
Tissue-cultured stock, so rooting is consistent and the plants leave us already established. Expression of variegation varies leaf to leaf, as it does in all mosaic-type forms; that is part of what makes each plant individual rather than a quality concern.
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.
- Cultivar: Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet' Dalmatian Variegated
- Variegation: splash or mosaic, cream and white speckling on near-black ground
- Texture: matte, velvety foliage characteristic of Black Velvet
- Habit: compact, low-growing; suits shelves, cabinets, terraria
- Light: bright, filtered; direct sun will scorch the velvet
- Humidity: 60%+ preferred; happiest in an enclosed cabinet
- Substrate: chunky aroid mix; Fluval Stratum for recovery or root rebuilding
- Propagation: tissue-cultured, established, sold as a rooted plant
A genuine collector's piece for anyone building out the variegated Alocasia side of their collection. Message us if you'd like more detail before adding one.
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