Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
4.7 out of 5 (7 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
About Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
Alocasias, commonly known as Elephant Ears, are some of the most common houseplants although their leaves can reach enormous sizes when grown outdoors! 🐘 They typically only support a few leaves at a time (more, when they get more sun!) so don't be concerned if you see an old leaf begin to retire after a new one emerges. They grow out of underground corms which are similar to bulbs, so next time you repot keep an eye out for baby Alocasias! They contain calcium oxalate crystals so be sure to keep them out of reach if you have children or pets! ⚠️
Taxonomy
Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale'
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
How to care for Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
How often to water your Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
every 9
Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' in your home
a window
Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I bought two Dragon Scales. They need repotted as they came in decorative pots without drainage. Any advice for these guys? I have tons of plants but this is my first of these guys. #AlocasiaDragonScale #Alocasia #AlocasiaAddicts
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Strange Soft Spots I have some strange spots that showed up on my alocasia today. I water about every 10 days and keep her next to a humidifier for a couple hours each day in bright indirect light. What do these spots mean??
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#AlocasiaAddicts #DragonScaleAlocasia I really need some help with this plant please. She hates me
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Forgot to post these photos of Henry when I repotted it on feb 7th. Look at those roots! Love to see it! It’s now in a 7inch pot! Time flies. I also moved it out of my ilea greenhouse cabinet because it was getting too big. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #BeforeAndAfter #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #DragonScaleAlocasia #dragonscale
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I purchased this plant a week or so ago, it looked fairly well, this is what my plant looks like today, what has gone wrong.
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The leaves are curled inwards. Is that okay? Anyway I can fix it?
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This is in fact a flower, correct? Not an alien? I am absolutely astonished. 1) I had no idea that these things bloomed? 2) I can't manage to keep an anthurium alive to save my life but I can manage a bloom on an alocaisa? 3) I treated this thing for spider mites for weeks and weeks just a couple months ago. Infact I think I stopped looking at it with a magnifying glass just last week! I whole heatedly thought this was a leaf coming in! Does this mean I can relax that the spider mites have successfully been eradicated? Soooooo many QUESTIONS⁉️. I thought I would share because it's actually a REALLY PRETTY FLOWER, HUH? and I am wondering if the color of the bloom varies between the "dragon scale" variants or no? @TheConservator #plantaddict #happyplants #newgrowth #alocasiaaddicts #alocasia #adhdplantlovers
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This little sprout just got here from Florida today. Spent a week in transit during a snow storm, fingers crossed I can baby her enough to thrive! Wish me luck 🫠🌱 #AlocasiaAddicts #variegatedplants #RarePlants #HappyPlants
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What is going on here?
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I repotted Henry! Not sure why I didn’t get any photos of him while I was repotting. The plant in the photo below isn’t Henry it’s one of his siblings but the pot that it’s sitting in was the pot that Henry was previously in. It was a 2” pot now he lives in the clear 3.5” pot! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #BeforeAndAfter #PlantLove #TropicalPlants #ThanksForPhotosynthesis #QuickGrowingPlants #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #AlocasiaDragonScale
Care Summary for Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
Alocasia 'Dragon Scale'
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 5
Browns easily 1
Fast grower 1
Survivor 1
06/22/2021
Beautiful!!!
Large, lush leaves
06/18/2021
I love Alocasia’s the green dragon scale is so marvellous!!
Survivor
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