For entry into the wonderful world of exotic houseplants, undemanding self-starters are in great demand. When buying, you look hopefully at the impressive decorative foliage plants Alocasia. This green guide is all about the question of whether Alocasia are easy to care for or not?
Are Alocasia houseplants easy to care for?
Alocasia are rather demanding houseplants that require special care conditions such as high humidity and indirect light. However, the Alocasia sanderiana is an easier-care variant that tolerates partially shaded to shady locations and tolerates normal humidity.
Are Alocasia easy to care for?
Alocasia aremedium difficultytodemanding houseplants to care for. The evergreen arum family (Araceae) comes from subtropical Asia. In reference to their ornamental leaves, alocasias are also called arrowleaf and elephant's ear. This is why alocasia is difficult to care for:
- Bright location with five hours of light without direct sunlight, otherwise sunburn.
- High humidity, otherwise brown leaf edges and leaf tips.
- Room temperatures all year round, otherwise yellow leaves.
- Water evenly with low-lime water, otherwise root rot, broken or hanging leaves.
- Fertilize regularly, otherwise yellow leaf veins.
Which Alocasia is easy to care for?
Among all known alocasias,Alocasia sanderiana has distinguished itself as an easy-care houseplant. The tropical arum plant impresses with arrow-shaped, up to 40 cm large, metallically shiny dark green leaves, patterned with white leaf veins and aubergine-colored leaf undersides.
Alocasia sanderiana thrives in a partially shaded to shady location at room temperature and also tolerates normal humidity of 40 to 50 percent. As long as you don't let the substrate dry out, fertilize it weekly and spray the leaves with rainwater, the alocasia will be a decorative eye-catcher.
Tip
These five houseplants are easy to care for
In contrast to demanding Alocasia varieties, these five houseplants are suitable for beginners and easy to care for: window leaf (Monstera), fiddleleaf fig (Ficus lyrata), rubber tree (Ficus elastica), bow hemp, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria) and ivy plant (Epipremnum aureum). The evergreen foliage plants come from the tropics and thrive all year round at room temperature and high humidity. The representative houseplants are good-natured and forgive one or two beginner mistakes.
