Cultivar · genus Alocasia

Silver Dragon

Alocasia baginda · ‘Silver Dragon’

Variegation traitSilver

‘Silver Dragon’ — reference photo — AI illustration: Horta

Guide

Written and kept by people who grow it. Every section carries its source.

No cultivar-specific guide yet

Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Alocasia baginda care below. If you grow ‘Silver Dragon’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.

Care recipe

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Care notes reviewed by Horta

Light: ai:claude-code
Humidity: ai:claude-code

LightOwn

Bright, indirect

Waterfrom Alocasia baginda

≈ every 10 days

HumidityOwn

Medium

Temperaturefrom Alocasia baginda

18–29 °C

Soil mixfrom Alocasia baginda

Very loose, fast-draining aroid mix rich in bark

Propagationfrom Alocasia baginda

Separate rhizome divisions or offsets

Fertilizingfrom Alocasia baginda

Light balanced feed monthly in the growing season

Growth ratefrom Alocasia baginda

Slow

Floweringfrom Alocasia baginda

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityLocked · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate the mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-code · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

Kept true by its growers

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