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Alocasia Macrorrhiza Care
Alocasia 'Macrorrhiza' (Alocasia macrorrhizos) is a plant that produces edible tubers. Alocasia Macrorrhiza is also known by its Javanese name, sente. This plant is a large herb whose stem tubers are used as a non-cereal carbohydrate food source.
- Characteristics, Shapes & Colors
Alocasia Macrorrhiza Variegated has a characteristic green leaves color with a white pattern. The leaves are shiny like marble. Alocasia Macrorrhiza can grow up to 1.5 meters.
- How to care
- Place Alocasia Macrorrhiza plant in a place that has a light intensity of 60% - 70% with a temperature between 22-30 °C.
- The most suitable growing medium for Alocasia Macrorrhiza is a mixture of perlite, cocopeat, peat.
- For the intensity of watering Alocasia Macrorrhiza need 3 in times a week so that the growing medium is not too dry. If it is too dry, Alocasia Macrorrhiza will wither and inhibit its growth..
- For the fertilization period Alocasia Macrorrhiza can be done once every 2 weeks with organic fertilizers.
- How to propagate
Alocasia Macrorrhiza can be propagated with tubers.
- The first step is choose the old and healthy Alocasia Macrorrhiza then unload the growing medium and look for bulbs at the end of the roots.
- Plant bulbs in growing medium and do enough watering.
- Put it in a shady place.
- The new shoots will appear after approximately in 3 weeks.