Alocasia 'Opaline-viridis' care

Alocasia 'Opaline-viridis' is a forgiving choice for most rooms, developing a compact rosette within its first year.

It does best in morning sun with afternoon shade, though it tolerates brief departures without sulking. It prefers to be watered sparingly, letting the pot dry almost through, and it will forgive a missed week far better than a doubled one.

Keep it at a pebble tray in heated rooms; pot it in a free-draining cactus-leaning mix and refresh the top layer each spring. Propagation is straightforward from stem cuttings rooted in water.