Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux












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Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~20–35% dry
Substrate
Aerated • Moisture-buffered • Balanced organic + mineral • Medium
Temperature
Ideal: 20–27 °C • Avoid below: 18 °C
Humidity
Humid 60–80 % +
Growth habit
Upright clumping herbaceous perennial.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Slow
Max size indoors
Max. height: 100 cm • Max. spread: 100 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Cultivar of Alocasia micholitziana; species native to Luzon, Philippines
Outdoor growing
Outside from 15 °C · sheltered spot
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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Velvety green tissue, bright white primary veins and irregular pale sectors define Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' variegata. The plant grows from a rhizomatous base and holds arrow-shaped blades on slender petioles. Each new leaf can show a different balance of green, cream, white, mint or yellowish variegation.
Pale sectors contain less chlorophyll than green tissue. The green parts of the leaf do most of the photosynthesis, so the plant needs warm roots and enough diffused light to feed the rhizome without scorching the pale tissue.
Alocasia micholitziana is a species from Luzon in the Philippines, where it grows in wet tropical habitats. The species is known for sagittate, velvety dark green leaves with pale veins. This leaf character remains visible in the cultivated Green Velvet group.
The variegated form adds pale tissue to that velvet-leaved base. Pattern strength can vary between leaves and between individual plants.
In its native Luzon range, the species occurs in primary and secondary forest as well as roadside clearings around 1200–1500 m altitude. Indoors, give soft daylight, an airy humus-rich mix and water before the root ball dries completely while it is making leaves.
Slowdown in low-light periods is common indoors. A firm rhizome can restart growth when light and warmth improve.
Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' variegata has irritating sap and plant tissue. Keep trimmed leaves away from pets and children, and wash your hands after handling cut or damaged parts.
The botanical species is Alocasia micholitziana Sander, first published in Gardeners’ Chronicle in 1912. It belongs to Araceae and is native to Luzon in the Philippines.
The epithet commemorates German plant collector Wilhelm Micholitz. 'Frydek' names the variegated Green Velvet selection.
In aroid naming, Alocasia carries a genus-level reference to Colocasia.
Each leaf can carry a different balance of green tissue, white veins and pale sectors.
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