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Alocasia nebula

A small Alocasia from Sarawak on Borneo, described by Hay in 2000, with narrow, silvery-grey, bluish leaves. It is considered one of the hardest Alocasia species to keep as a houseplant and does best in a humid, shaded enclosure.

Alocasia nebula
Photo: Lemaire, Charles Antoine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wild information is thin. It is a small terrestrial aroid of shaded, humid forest in Sarawak; growers often associate it with limestone, but that could not be confirmed here.

No elevation data; Sarawak records are from the lowlands and hills.

Borneo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.