Alocasia UK nursery
CUCULLATA MINT 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
- Mint
- 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
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
CUCULLATA MINT VARIEGATED
Alocasia Cucullata Mint: Rare Mint Variegated Houseplant
The Alocasia Cucullata Mint is a mint-variegated cultivar admired for its glossy hooded leaves with creamy-white marbling. It produces upright stems topped with rippled heart-shaped blades patterned in unpredictable green and ivory sectors, and the contrast deepens and shifts as the plant matures.
Why Collectors Value Cucullata Mint
This rare compact selection holds the interest of serious enthusiasts through its marbled and sectoral patches, which differ from leaf to leaf. Native to the humid understoreys of Laos, Vietnam and southern China, the cultivar keeps the compact clumping growth of the species, reaching 60-100cm tall indoors with a symmetrical form, while the glossy, slightly rippled blades and firm sturdy structure give it presence in a tropical interior.
For Curated Collections
Suited to dedicated Alocasia collectors looking for sculptural form with variegation that changes over time, this Mint cultivar does best in warm humid conditions (18-27°C) with bright filtered light, producing clusters from a short rhizome. The unpredictable mint-green and creamy-white variegation means this rare collector's houseplant reads differently from month to month in a curated tropical display.
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
- Mint-variegated cultivar with sculptural form
- Creamy-white and mint-green marbled sectoral variegation
- Upright clumping growth 60-100cm tall with a compact symmetrical form
- Glossy, rippled heart-shaped leaves with firm structure
- Every leaf differs from the last
- Native to Laos, Vietnam and southern China
- Does best in warm humid conditions with filtered light
- A collector's plant with contrast patterns that keep changing
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