Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Mint

Retailers sell this break under two distinct names, plain 'Mint' and 'Marble Mint', suggesting some variation in pattern density between individual plants rather than a single uniform look. Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Mint shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' (broadly ovate, shield-like leaves on upright dwarf clumping growth), with pale mint-green marbled variegation breaking up the usual silvery, dragon-scale texture.

Native range

Mint colour-break cultivar of Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale', Borneo (limestone hills of East Kalimantan, Indonesia)

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Dwarf, clumping, upright

Form of

Alocasia baginda

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broadly ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base., shield-like

Leaf length

15-22cm

Leaf width

10-15cm

Petiole colour

Short, pale green-grey, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Recessed dark forest-green veins

Texture

Leathery, thick, stiff, corrugated

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. pale mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern.-green marbled variegation over the textured lamina, sold by some retailers as 'Marble MintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern.'

Growth habit

Upright dwarf clumping