Alocasia UK nursery
VENOM AUREA 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
- Aurea
- Available
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- Delivery
- Free over £75
Every plant is individual, so leaf count and size vary slightly. Want to see a specific plant before you buy? Message us and we'll send photos.
- 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
VENOM AUREA VARIEGATED
Alocasia 'Venom Aurea'
Looking for Alocasia 'Venom Aurea'? This is the aurea variegated form of Alocasia 'Venom', the hybrid bred by Mason Lee of Mason Plants in South Korea, and one of the rarest expressions of an already highly sought-after cultivar. Very few examples have reached UK collections.
Where the standard Venom is prized for its deep, dark foliage and bold contrasting veins, the Aurea form layers broad washes of gold and chartreuse across the blade. The variegation marbles through the leaf rather than sitting in hard-edged sectors, blending from butter-gold through lime into deep green, and every new leaf emerges with its own arrangement. No two specimens are alike, which is precisely what makes aurea forms of this calibre such a rare find.
This is grown from corm, not a TC!
Care follows the standard Venom. Bright, indirect light will keep the gold tissue well expressed; avoid direct sun, as variegated sections scorch more readily than pure green growth. Provide humidity of 60% or above, a free-draining chunky aroid mix, and a gentle balanced feed programme through the growing season. Juvenile plants establish quickly in warm, stable conditions.
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:
- Aurea variegated form of Alocasia 'Venom', bred by Mason Lee of Mason Plants
- Gold and chartreuse marbling over deep green foliage
- Every leaf carries a unique arrangement of variegation
- Extremely limited availability in the UK
- Bright, indirect light; no direct sun on variegated tissue
- Humidity of 60%+ with a chunky, free-draining aroid mix
- Gentle balanced feed programme through active growth
A collector's specimen for anyone building a serious Alocasia collection. Add it to yours, or get in touch if you would like advice before you do.
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