Description: Alocasia Regal shield - Elephant Ear live plant 2-3ft tall The stunning Alocasia Regal Shield is a cross between an Alocasia Black Velvet and an Alocasia Odora taking its velvety blackness from one and its largeness from the other. Giant black velvety perfectly heart-shaped leaves with slightly ruffled edges and reddish undersides – now who wouldn’t want to own this plant? If you grow Alocasia regal shield under the right care conditions, this aroid rapidly grows to a height of 4 – 5 feet (1.2 – 1.5 meters) and spreads out laterally with the leaves supported by long and erect petioles. They are self headers that get as wide as they are tall. Even though they may not fit into your apartment, they make great patio plants and are beautiful from above and below. A great way to enjoy the beauty of this plant is to put it at a height. This way you can enjoy even the underside of the plant. TemperatureIndoors in a Floridian home, I will be happy in an environment that is controlled around 77° F (25° C). Make sure that I am not in direct line of contact to air conditioning or heating vents. I would not like to receive cold or hot air blown at me. Soil Proper Alocasia Regal Shield care required loamy, rich organic soil. The kind of soil that has a lot of earthworm action going on inside it is perfect for Alocasia Regal Shield care. The soil needs to be very well drained, moist-retentive, nutrient rich and slightly acidic. The roots of your Regal Shield need to get oxygen or they will rot and die. Any soil that’s wet, clayey and mucky will stick to the roots and won’t let them breathe. Pack some soil in your fist and give it a tight squeeze. If the soil forms a doughy lump it’s not the right soil to grow Alocasia regal shield. Any soil that is too dry or sandy won’t retain enough moisture. Alocasia Regal Shield ideally prefers a soil pH between 5.5 and 7.0. The garden compost, organic manure, mulch etc. that you add to the soil helps with soil acidity. Light Alocasia Regal Shield requires 70 to 85% of sunlight but never direct sunlight. They grow best in dappled light conditions. If you want to grow Alocasia Regal Shield outdoors, then a 40% shade cloth would be ideal. If you want to grow this indoors, given its size, you’re likely to be choosing a large room to place the plant. Give it an east window or a west window spot. Just place it behind sheer drapes so that sunlight is filtered. Alocasia Regal Shield tends to grow in the direction of light. You should keep rotating the pot on a weekly basis for well rounded growth. In my opinion, this plant is perfect for patios rather than fully indoors or fully outdoors. The lighting in these semi-outdoor locations is generally good for Alocasia Regal Shield care. The leaves get dull and the plant becomes slow growing in too little light. Watering I grow Alocasia Regal Shield in consistently moist soil. However this plant can tolerate a little bit of intermittent dryness, and a lot of growers will advise you to dry out the soil. I personally feel that’s not entirely correct for Alocasia Regal Shield. In the summer months when the temperatures are between 25-30°C (77 – 86°F), I confidently water every other day. The plant responds well to this cycle even though it sounds like a lot. However, note that my soil is super porous and the water drains out within 20 secs. The safe gauge is the top soil test – always a reliable method for a vast majority of aroids. When the top two inches of the soil dries out you can water again. One Alocasia Regal Shield care hack is to watch the leaves for signs of overwatering. The leaves will droop and leave water droplets from the tips. During cold weather I cut down the watering drastically. The plant is highly susceptible to root rot due to overwatering in winters. Temperature Alocasia Regal Shield thrives in tropical conditions. In fact, in the tropics they rarely have an extended dormancy period. Their ideal daytime temperature is around 25°C (77°F). Ambient temperatures of 20 – 30°C (68 – 86°F) during the day, and night temperatures no lower than 16°C (60°F) are perfect if you plan to grow Alocasia Regal Shield like a tropical evergreen. However if you expose them to frost the corms will need to be replanted in spring. These plants become dull and slow growing with prolonged exposure to temperatures below 60°F (16°C) and may even lose their leaves. Humidity You need to grow Alocasia Regal Shield in high humidity. If you grow them indoors in heated rooms under desert dry conditions, don’t be surprised to find leaf edges going crisp. Anywhere upwards of 80% is good. Feel free to use pebble trays, humidifiers, occasional misting and sponging of the leaves with a wet cloth to keep the plant hydrated. You can even go so far as growing juvenile plants by the bathroom window. They will greatly appreciate the warm mugginess in there. Fertilizer Alocasias are heavy feeders. If you want to grow Alocasia Regal Shield in a pot, there will be limited soil and limited nutrients as the plant matures. So, feeding the plant is important particularly for mature plants otherwise you won’t see them grow into that luxurious size. First of all, make the soil mix rich in organic nutrients with good quality sterile compost, animal dung manure, or any balanced store purchased organic manure. After that on a monthly basis you can apply a dilute liquid fertilizer thinning down the concentration to a third of what’s prescribed. For proper Alocasia Regal Shield care, this routine must be observed during the growing season of spring through early fall. A word of caution: Don’t use cheap fertilizers. They’ll result in salt buildup in the soil that can kill your plant. Also on the day you fertilize your plant make sure to water the plant deeply. The plant I ship is 2 to 3 ft tall, measured from the base of the root ball. Plant is shipped without pot with root ball in a plastic bag. Pictures Depict adult plants and possible applications Last picture in the description is one of actual plants of this variety that I carry now and ship.
Price: 31.57 USD
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-05T04:17:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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