Name: Alocasia watsoniana 'Purple'
Brand: GrowTropicals
SKU: ALOCWATSPURP14
Price: 19.99 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

🌿 Plant Care Tips

A rare and showstopping species with huge, purple tinted heart-shaped, glossy textured leaves. Native to Malaysia.

Leaves are dark green with contrasting purple/white veining.
Leaf undersides are deep purple.
Related to Alocasia Longiloba but with cordate, softer foliage.

Growth pattern: Tuberous & bushes outwards

Water: Little and often. Keep moist but not waterlogged.

Ideal Position: North or east facing

Light: Medium to bright, indirect light.

Recommended Substrate: Alocasia Mix

Humidity disclaimer: This plant will grow well outside of a terrarium or cabinet. However, all tropical plants thrive with higher humidity levels. To achieve this we suggest grouping plants together, or putting them in a bathroom or kitchen which gets regular use.

Please note: some of these plants are propagated by us in our in-house greenhouse. Some variance is expected. Minor cosmetic damage may occur, but noticeable damage will usually be mentioned. Cuttings are not guaranteed to be top-cuttings unless marked as such. Please feel free to contact us with any questions!

Standard UK shipping is £6.95. Shipping is free on orders over £60. All orders are shipped via DPD Local Express 24. We aim to ship all orders within 1-3 working days. Plants are shipped Monday-Wednesday inclusive. Orders can be collected Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.

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

Plant pot sizes can fluctuate +/- 1cm.

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.

All our plants are stores and/or grown in our nursery. The conditions in our nursery are a minimum of 60% humidity and 19C.