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 ~20–30% dry
Substrate
Aerated • Moisture-buffered • Balanced organic + mineral • Medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–29 °C • Avoid below: 15 °C
Humidity
Humid 60–80 % +
Growth habit
Upright clumping herbaceous perennial.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 100 cm • Max. spread: 100 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Horticultural Alocasia cultivar
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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Alocasia 'Silver Feathers' has long, deeply lobed leaves with a fine network of pale veins across medium green tissue. The dense secondary and tertiary veining gives the surface a powdery silvered look, especially as the leaves harden and the vein pattern becomes more defined.
It grows as an upright clumping Alocasia from a rhizomatous base. The narrow lobes and detailed venation can mark easily during handling, and steady humidity helps new blades expand with fewer creases.
The lobed blades rise from an upright Alocasia base, with the finest veins becoming clearer as each leaf hardens. New leaves may be softer and less divided at first, then become more shaped as the plant settles into a warm, bright position with steady root moisture.
The rhizome needs a substrate that holds some moisture while allowing air through the root zone. Dense, wet soil can lead to yellowing leaves and root stress, especially when temperatures are low.
Alocasia 'Silver Feathers' contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals. Keep it away from pets and small children, and wash hands after handling damaged leaves, roots or cut tissue.
Alocasia is a G. Don genus name from 1839, coined in relation to Colocasia, another aroid genus.
Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.