Alocasia 'Balloon Heart' Pink Variegated

'Balloon Heart' is a pink-variegated mutation of the plant nearly every collector has owned or wanted at some point, the classic Alocasia 'Amazonica'. Where Amazonica is all deep green and bright white veins, this mutation adds pink, and it changes the leaf shape too. Expect unusual, mutated forms: puckered, ballooned, heart-shaped blades that are rarely the same twice.

This week's five plants all came from the same parent, and that is the interesting part. Corm-grown from one mother plant, every one is carrying strong pink, and each wears it in its own pattern, from broad sectors to fine marbling across the dark leaf. Because they share that parent, the variegation should continue to develop as each plant matures, though as with all pink, nothing is guaranteed.

Five plants, one standard

Every plant in this batch is of high standard with strong variegation. There is no lightly marked plant here and no compromise pick. You choose on pattern, not quality.

A note on pink, honestly

Pink is the least stable and least predictable variegation in Alocasia. The heavily pink leaves carry little chlorophyll, so this is a plant for a collector who understands that pink expression can shift leaf to leaf, and who can give it good light and patience to keep it strong. That unpredictability is exactly what makes a well-expressing 'Balloon Heart' so prized.

Each plant is corm-grown and ships established in Fluval Stratum, with a free pot and pon included and free delivery.

The drop

Five plants. Sunday at 4pm.

£99 to the collector list. The buying link goes out by email and on the WhatsApp Channel at 4pm Sunday, and it is the only way to buy at £99. Twenty-four hours later, the plants are listed on the website at £125.

Choose your plant when the drop opens.