Alocasia Cucullata Golden

Alocasia cucullata ‘Golden’ is a beautiful rare variegated Alocasia with bright golden-yellow to lime-green leaves. 

Key features:

• Leaf colour: Golden yellow / lime green

• Leaf shape: Heart-shaped or shield-shaped

• Growth habit: Upright clumping plant

• Height: Usually 2–3 feet indoors

• Appearance: Bright tropical foliage

Because of its unusual golden colour, it is popular among rare plant collectors.

☀️ Light

• Prefers bright indirect light

• Some gentle morning sunlight is fine

• Avoid strong direct afternoon sun which can burn leaves

Good light helps maintain the golden colour.

💧 Watering

• Keep soil slightly moist

• Water when the top 2–3 cm of soil dries

• Avoid overwatering or waterlogging

🌿 Soil Mix

Use a well-draining aroid mix:

• Coco chips / orchid bark

• Cocopeat

• Perlite

• Compost

Example mix:
30% coco chips + 30% cocopeat + 20% perlite + 20% compost

🌱 Fertilizer

• Feed every 3–4 weeks during growing season

• Use diluted balanced liquid fertilizer

🌱 Propagation

Propagated by rhizome division:

1. Remove plant from pot

2. Separate small offsets from the rhizome

3. Plant them in fresh soil