Alocasia Frydek variegata, a velvety, variegated alocasia

Keep the soil in your Alocasia 'Frydek Variegata' always fresh. When the substrate is one to two centimeters dry, you can water.

Use room-temperature, non-calcareous water. What's best? Recovered rainwater. If you don't have any, you can use filtered water. You can also use tap water, provided you let it stand for a while.

After watering, empty the water stagnating at the bottom of the dish. It may rot the roots.

If the air in your home is dry, spray the leaves of your plant with non-calcareous water at room temperature.

In spring, transfer your Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek Variegata' to a larger pot, so that it can continue to grow.

Choose a pierced pot slightly larger than the previous one. It's best to opt for a clay model: this material promotes even drying of the soil.

Line the bottom with a bed of gravel or clay balls. Add a layer of potting soil with perlite or sand. For example, you can mix potting soil for green plants with sand. Place your subject in the center and fill in with substrate to within a couple of centimeters of the edge. Tamp down and water for the first time to encourage rooting.

You can stimulate the development of your plant during its growth phase, in spring and summer, with fertilizer.

Apply liquid green plant fertilizer diluted with water.

The leaves of your Alocasia 'Frydek Variegata' accumulate dust. It interferes with photosynthesis and encourages the appearance of parasites. Clean them with a clean, damp sponge.

Remember that alocasia 'Frydek Variegata is toxic. Wear gloves when dusting.

Cutting is carried out during the strong growth phase, generally in spring and early summer.

Using your hands or a clean, sharp tool, separate one of the shoots that has formed at the base of the plant. Choose a young shoot with roots.

Prepare buckets with potting soil similar to that used for adult plants. Translucent pots are best. You'll be able to monitor root growth.

Place the bulbils on the surface, flat side down and pointed side up. Water and then place your bulbils in a greenhouse or transparent crate.