{"product_id":"alocasia-cucullata-crinkles-albo-variegated","title":"ALOCASIA CUCULLATA 'CRINKLES' ALBO VARIEGATED","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.375rem] font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAlocasia cucullata\u003c\/em\u003e 'Crinkles' Albo Variegated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eLooking for \u003cem\u003eAlocasia cucullata\u003c\/em\u003e 'Crinkles' Albo Variegated, sometimes sold as \"\u003cem\u003eAlocasia triangularis\u003c\/em\u003e\"? This is a pure-white variegated form of a characterful cultivar, and one that comes with a small lesson attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFirst, the name. You will often see this plant labelled \u003cem\u003eAlocasia triangularis\u003c\/em\u003e. It is worth knowing that this is not an accepted name. The latinised form makes it look like a distinct species, but 'Crinkles' is a cultivar of \u003cem\u003eAlocasia cucullata\u003c\/em\u003e, the well-loved \"Buddha's Hand\" or \"Hooded Dwarf\" Alocasia. If you have been hunting for a \u003cem\u003etriangularis\u003c\/em\u003e, this is the plant you were looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe cultivar itself is defined by a mutation that gives it diamond-shaped leaves, heavily ruffled and crinkled margins, and a distinctive cupped blade. The same mutation appears in \u003cem\u003eAlocasia macrorrhizos\u003c\/em\u003e 'Shock Treatment', which is a nice bit of connective knowledge for a collector: two very different-looking plants carrying the same underlying quirk. On 'Crinkles' the effect is glossy and sculptural, the deep green surface catching light along every ruffle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe albo form adds pure-white sectoral variegation to that already sculptural leaf. Because this is true albo variegation, the white carries no chlorophyll, so it reads bright and clean against the dark green, sometimes running as a bold sector up one side of the blade, sometimes breaking into finer speckling. It is chimeric and sectoral, so no two leaves and no two plants express the same way, and it cannot be guaranteed true-to-type through tissue culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIn cultivation 'Crinkles' is one of the more forgiving Alocasia, which makes the albo form a good entry point into white variegation for a collector who has found the pickier species frustrating. Give it bright, indirect light to support the variegation, keep humidity high, and water once the top of the substrate begins to dry. As it matures it sends up tall, upright petioles and builds into a sizeable clump, so it grows into a real statement plant rather than staying small. We grow ours in our own pon mix, blended from components in our \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealocasiacompany.co.uk\/collections\/soil-ninja\"\u003eSoil Ninja range\u003c\/a\u003e, with Fluval Stratum and Rockwool Cubes as our preferred substrates for any recovery or propagation work, paired with our Corm Keeper system for reliable corm growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eVariegation: pure-white, chimeric sectoral variegation, bold sectors through to fine speckling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAlso sold as: \"\u003cem\u003eAlocasia triangularis\u003c\/em\u003e\" (not an accepted name for this cultivar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLeaf: glossy, diamond-shaped, ruffled and cupped from a natural mutation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLight: bright, indirect light to support healthy variegation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHumidity: high, thrives at 60% and above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eGrowth habit: clumping cultivar of \u003cem\u003eAlocasia cucullata\u003c\/em\u003e, upright petioles, reaching a substantial size when mature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRarity: limited availability, a characterful albo for the collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA rare chance to add a pure-white 'Crinkles' to your collection, whether you have been calling it that or hunting it as \"triangularis\". Get in touch with the team at The Alocasia Company if you'd like advice on care or variegation stability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Alocasia Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58307483107676,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thealocasiacompany.co.uk\/products\/alocasia-cucullata-crinkles-albo-variegated","provider":"The Alocasia Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}