Velvet Leaf House
A growing collection of species, hybrids and variegated forms, documented through hands-on experience, propagation experiments and honest care guidance.
The Collection
Velvet Leaf House began with a fascination for unusual foliage and grew into a deeply personal exploration of Alocasias.
From botanical species and well-known hybrids to rare variegated forms, this website documents the plants, propagation methods, setbacks and discoveries that come with growing an extensive collection.
The goal is not to present perfect plants or universal rules. It is to share practical observations, honest experiments and useful resources for people who want to understand their Alocasias more deeply.
Aurea, Albo and Mint forms, what each one means in the leaf, and why Pink is not its own type.
Corms, divisions and offsets, from the first cut to an established plant.
Substrates, root health, acclimation and the routines that keep Alocasias growing.
An evolving index
An evolving visual index of Alocasia species, hybrids, cultivars and variegated forms.
This is a small preview. The full library grows on its own page, plant by plant.
Albo
Species cultivar · Albo-variegated
Velvet-textured leaves with bright white sectors. The white tissue holds no chlorophyll, so light and patience decide how each leaf turns out.
Plant profile coming soon
Species
A compact species with glossy leaves that shift between deep purple and near-black in the light. Slow, steady and worth the wait.
Plant profile coming soon
Aurea
Hybrid cultivar · Aurea-variegated
A familiar hybrid in an unfamiliar coat: golden variegation drifting over scalloped, white-veined leaves.
Plant profile coming soon
Species
The copper Alocasia. Quilted, metallic leaves that look hammered from bronze, on a plant that stays refreshingly small.
Plant profile coming soon
Albo
Cultivar · Albo-variegated
Thick, stone-textured grey-green leaves with white marbling. Commonly treated as a hybrid cultivar; it grows like a small sculpture.
Plant profile coming soon
Mint
Species cultivar · Mint-variegated
A form of Alocasia baginda with soft mint clouding over the famous scaled texture. Two textures, one leaf.
Plant profile coming soon
The app
VLH: Your Plant Collection is a free catalogue for houseplant collectors — and this library travels with it.
Record every plant with the details a collector keeps: photographs, where it came from, what it cost, what it stands in and when it was last watered. Track wet sticks, corms and pups as batches. Mark what is for sale or for trade. And open the Alocasia library to see, at a glance, which forms you already grow and which are still missing.
Free guide
Learn how to select, divide and care for suitable Alocasia corms while reducing the risk of rot, failed cuts and damaged growth points.
About
My name is Jacqueline, and what began as an interest in unusual houseplants developed into an extensive collection focused primarily on Alocasias.
I am especially fascinated by variegation, corms, propagation and the way individual plants respond to different growing conditions.
Velvet Leaf House is where I document that experience: the successful growth, the failed experiments, the unexpected mutations and the practical lessons learned along the way.
Learn
Focused resources built around real growing situations, common failures and practical experiments.
Selecting, dividing and caring for Alocasia corms, with the failures included.
Reading the early signs, rescuing what can be rescued and repotting with confidence.
What Aurea, Albo and Mint actually mean in the leaf, and why Pink variegation is really Albo.
@velvetleafhouse
New leaves, propagation experiments, rare varieties and behind-the-scenes updates from Velvet Leaf House.
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