Alocasia melo Bulb

SKU: BJ2499

Category: Alocasia

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4,90 €

incl. 7% VAT , plus

Please note our minimum order value of EUR 10.

You will receive one bulb of Alocasia melo plant to grow yourself.

Also called Alocasia Rugosa (rugose = wrinkled) due to its distinctive wrinkled leaf structure, this Alocasia, which is rarely available on the market, is a decorative eye-catcher. It is very popular among plant connoisseurs.
The product photos show examples of the plant. You will receive a specimen that matches the product photos in size, shape and colouring.
• Delivery: You will receive a bulb of the Alocasia Macrorrhiza variegata plant to grow yourself.
The picture of the leaf is an example of what can grow from this rhizome.
• Growth type: upright
• Origin: Borneo
• Other names: Alocasia rugosa, elephant ear, arrowleaf, taro

What is the best way to grow these rhizomes into established plants?
First of all, you need a matching medium in which the rhizome can grow.
There are various methods for this, some of which you will find in our shop.
• Growing soil
• water
• Sphagnum moss Here you can find our Sphagnum moss
Info: Ben's Premium Sphagnum Moss comes from sustainable and certified cultivation.
• Perlite Click here to go directly to our Perlite
• Expanded clay Click here for our expanded clay

The bulb should point upwards with the small light tip and be completely embedded in the respective substrate.
You should make sure that the substrate is always kept slightly moist but not wet.
This is why we advise against cultivating in water, because there is a much higher risk of the bulbs rotting and not sprouting.
Place the container with the bulb in a warm and bright place.
With a little patience, the rhizome will sprout after a few weeks.
A little tip: When you receive our bulbs, some of them are still surrounded by a slightly harder and darker skin.
You can simply remove this carefully with your fingernail. Experience shows that this accelerates the growth of the rhizome.