Alocasia black velvet - 2" Our Best Houseplants For Beginners like trimming small stems and

like trimming small stems and buds or harvesting flowers

Aka Desert rose

Light: Medium to Low light

red petioles covered in fuzzy red "hairs"

Alocasia black velvet - 2" Our Best Houseplants For Beginners like trimming small stems andA jewel Alocasia with thick leathery leaves and white veins. Warm, humid, and bright indirect light. May go dormant if temperature drops during fall winter. Light: bright indirect Soil: organic and well draining Water: keep evenly moist but not wet Fertilizer: slow release Available in 2" nursery pot. These can be temperamental when shipping and you may see some older leaves yellow or drop. Quite normal and new leaves will emerge once acclimated.