Philodendron UK nursery
TORTUM ALBO 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
- Albo
- Available
- –
- 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
TORTUM ALBO VARIEGATED
Philodendron tortum Albo Variegated
Looking for Philodendron tortum Albo Variegated? This is a true white-variegated form of one of the most distinctively shaped Philodendron, and albo on this species is a genuinely rare find.
Philodendron tortum is prized for its foliage before any variegation enters the picture. The leaf is finely divided, narrow and deeply lobed, almost skeletal, with each segment twisting and curling as it matures, which is where the "tortum," meaning twisted, comes from. It has a delicate, feathery silhouette unlike the broad blades most collectors picture when they think of Philodendron.
The albo form adds true white variegation to that intricate leaf. Because this is albo, the white sectors carry no chlorophyll at all, so they read clean and bright against the deep green, tracing the divided leaf in a way that is very different to seeing white on a solid blade. Albo is uncommon on tortum specifically, which is what makes this one scarce. Because the variegation is chimeric and sectoral, no two leaves express alike, and it cannot be guaranteed to come through the same way on every new leaf.
In cultivation tortum is a climbing aroid and more forgiving than the jewel Alocasia many collectors know, but the white tissue carries no chlorophyll, so bright, indirect light matters, both to keep the plant vigorous and to support the variegation. Give it a moss pole to climb into, keep humidity up, and water once the top of the substrate begins to dry.
All plants are grown in Fluval Stratum, our preferred early-stage medium for rooting and establishing young plants. Once fully rooted and growing away we repot into our own pon mix, blended from components in our Soil Ninja range.
- Variegation: true white albo, chimeric and sectoral, clean and bright against deep green
- Leaf: finely divided, narrow, deeply lobed and twisting, an almost skeletal silhouette
- Rarity: albo is uncommon on tortum specifically, a scarce collector's find
- Light: bright, indirect light to support heavily variegated growth
- Humidity: high, thrives at 60% and above
- Growth habit: climbing aroid, wants a moss pole to develop
- Note: chimeric, so no two leaves alike and expression is not guaranteed on every leaf
A rare white-variegated form of a striking, finely divided Philodendron. Get in touch with the team at The Alocasia Company if you'd like advice on care or variegation stability.
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