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🌿 Plant Care Tips

Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' is one of the most visually intricate plants in cultivation. Each leaf is deeply bullate, meaning the surface between the veins is raised and puckered, creating a three-dimensional scale-like texture that gives the plant its name. The colour shifts from dark emerald at the centre of each cell to a lighter silver-green at the edges, with a subtle metallic sheen that intensifies in good light. Compact enough for a shelf or desktop but dramatic enough to anchor a room, it sits in the category of plants often referred to as jewel aroids: small, slow, and entirely worth the patience they require.

Origins
Alocasia baginda is native to the Eastern Kalimantan region of Borneo, Indonesia, where it grows as an understorey plant in mixed dipterocarp forest at low elevations, typically rooted in rocky, well-drained clay and lateritic soils under filtered light and constant humidity.

Soil and Substrate
Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' performs best in a substrate that drains freely while retaining enough moisture to keep the roots consistently hydrated. Its natural growing medium in Borneo is well-drained rocky clay, so it tolerates neither waterlogging nor prolonged drought well. Our Alocasia Premium Potting Mix is peat-free and formulated specifically for demanding Alocasias: light and airy for maximum oxygen exchange, with moisture retention calibrated to support healthy root growth without the risk of rot.

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All plants are sent via express courier services with DPD, UPS, Parcelforce, and Royal Mail. Choose from economy (4–5 day dispatch), standard (1–3 day dispatch), or express for guaranteed next day dispatch available at checkout for an additional cost.

Winter shipping is available during colder months and includes heat packs and thermal insulation where needed.

For full pricing and more information, visit our Help & Advice Hub here.

All plants are shipped in their plastic nursery pot unless otherwise stated.

Plant pot sizes can fluctuate +/- 1cm.

We recommend to always size up your decorative pot by 1-2cm larger than the stated plant pot size. For example if you are purchasing a 12cm plant, you should purchase a 14cm decorative pot to ensure it will fit correctly.

We pride ourselves on the love and care with give our plants. Our entire team are plant obsessives at heart and so we go above and beyond to care for the plants we have in stock.

That said, plants are living beings and may differ slightly from the photo provided unless otherwise stated. Small leaf imperfections may be present and won't be compensated for.

Some plants such as Begonia, may suffer slight leaf melt when shipped. This is normal and nothing to be concerned about.

All our plants are stores and/or grown in our nursery under LED lighting so they are in active growth when arriving with you.

The conditions in our nursery are a minimum of 60% humidity and 19C year round.

If you have any questions about caring for your plants or setting up your home for success, don't hesitate to contact us.

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