Alocasia 'Tiny Dancers'
Alocasia
Unusual and eye-catching, this compact hybrid stands out for its playful form and distinctive foliage. Each upright, slender stem is...
12cm pot | 30cm tall
£16.99
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Plant description
Unusual and eye-catching, this compact hybrid stands out for its playful form and distinctive foliage. Each upright, slender stem is topped with a small, cupped, pointed leaf, giving it a sculptural, animated look.
It’s well suited to shelves or smaller spaces and thrives in bright, indirect light. Keep the soil consistently moist but avoid letting it sit in water. High humidity helps this plant thrive—use a pebble tray or mist regularly to maintain ideal conditions.
Alocasia 'Tiny Dancers' may drop leaves in winter when it enters dormancy, but will regrow with warmth and light.
Please note that the plant comes in a 12cm nursery pot as standard, unless a decorative pot cover is included as an option.
It’s well suited to shelves or smaller spaces and thrives in bright, indirect light. Keep the soil consistently moist but avoid letting it sit in water. High humidity helps this plant thrive—use a pebble tray or mist regularly to maintain ideal conditions.
Alocasia 'Tiny Dancers' may drop leaves in winter when it enters dormancy, but will regrow with warmth and light.
Please note that the plant comes in a 12cm nursery pot as standard, unless a decorative pot cover is included as an option.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Bright, indirect light
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Peat-free general-purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Alocasia Tiny Dancers:
This plant needs warmth and humidity. If you have a warm, light bathroom that could be perfect. Otherwise stand the pot on a tray of damp pebbles to try and keep the humidity levels up and/or mist regularly. Keep the temperature at a minimum of 16°C, warmer if possible. Water regularly in the summer, reducing through the winter, and feed with a liquid feed in spring/summer every 3-4 weeks.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
Please note:
The leaves of this house plant will die back each year as the temperatures drop, but fresh new growth will appear again in warmer conditions.
Warning
Humans/Pets: TOXIC if eaten; skin irritant
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