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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia sinuata

Quilted dreams

A small Philippine Alocasia with puckered, quilted, wavy-edged leaves, sold as 'Quilted Dreams' or 'Bullata'. In the wild it is endemic to limestone forest on Samar, Leyte and parts of Mindanao, and it is assessed as critically endangered even though nursery-grown plants are common. It is a shaded forest-floor plant that wants warmth, high humidity and an airy, mineral-rich mix.

Alocasia sinuata
Photo: Mickaël Schauli, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

A terrestrial herb of the forest floor in limestone forest, growing among rocks and leaf litter in shade.

No elevation range was found. The limestone forests of Samar and Leyte where it grows are mostly in the lowlands, so conditions are warm year-round.

Philippines (Samar)Philippines (Leyte)Philippines (Mindanao)Philippines (Palawan)

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.