Alocasia Reginula 'Black Velvet' - 4" Pot
Botanical Name: Alocasia Reginula
Common Names: Black Velvet
The rare Alocasia Reginula also known as the African Mask or Elephant Ear is all about the unusual and unique alien looking leaves. This dark mystery of a plant is exotic and elegant, with silver veins that shine against the broad leaf’s dark, velvety background. His/her strikingly dark leaves developed as a light-gathering strategy in the gloom beneath a forest canopy. The Alocasia Reginula is a unique houseplant but beware that it is on the harder side to care for. It requires bright, indirect sunlight as well as soil that is constantly moist from watering. The plant isn’t demanding so much as it is particular.
***VERY sensitive to cold***
Order a heating pack with this plant if delivering to a colder location
NATIVE LAND: Southeast Asian jungle floors
WATER: Allow top 2 inches of soil to dry out before waterings
LIGHT: bright indirect light, vet very tolerant of low light
ISSUES:
yellow leaves - overwatered or underwatered
brown spots/ brown leaf edges - underwatering
BENEFITS: air purification and an air of added mystery to any environment with his/her nearly black foliage
PET/KID FRIENDLY: Toxic to humans and pets
Botanical Name: Alocasia Reginula
Common Names: Black Velvet
The rare Alocasia Reginula also known as the African Mask or Elephant Ear is all about the unusual and unique alien looking leaves. This dark mystery of a plant is exotic and elegant, with silver veins that shine against the broad leaf’s dark, velvety background. His/her strikingly dark leaves developed as a light-gathering strategy in the gloom beneath a forest canopy. The Alocasia Reginula is a unique houseplant but beware that it is on the harder side to care for. It requires bright, indirect sunlight as well as soil that is constantly moist from watering. The plant isn’t demanding so much as it is particular.
***VERY sensitive to cold***
Order a heating pack with this plant if delivering to a colder location
NATIVE LAND: Southeast Asian jungle floors
WATER: Allow top 2 inches of soil to dry out before waterings
LIGHT: bright indirect light, vet very tolerant of low light
ISSUES:
yellow leaves - overwatered or underwatered
brown spots/ brown leaf edges - underwatering
BENEFITS: air purification and an air of added mystery to any environment with his/her nearly black foliage
PET/KID FRIENDLY: Toxic to humans and pets
Botanical Name: Alocasia Reginula
Common Names: Black Velvet
The rare Alocasia Reginula also known as the African Mask or Elephant Ear is all about the unusual and unique alien looking leaves. This dark mystery of a plant is exotic and elegant, with silver veins that shine against the broad leaf’s dark, velvety background. His/her strikingly dark leaves developed as a light-gathering strategy in the gloom beneath a forest canopy. The Alocasia Reginula is a unique houseplant but beware that it is on the harder side to care for. It requires bright, indirect sunlight as well as soil that is constantly moist from watering. The plant isn’t demanding so much as it is particular.
***VERY sensitive to cold***
Order a heating pack with this plant if delivering to a colder location
NATIVE LAND: Southeast Asian jungle floors
WATER: Allow top 2 inches of soil to dry out before waterings
LIGHT: bright indirect light, vet very tolerant of low light
ISSUES:
yellow leaves - overwatered or underwatered
brown spots/ brown leaf edges - underwatering
BENEFITS: air purification and an air of added mystery to any environment with his/her nearly black foliage
PET/KID FRIENDLY: Toxic to humans and pets
