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Learn their rhythm, including the winter rest that scares most people, and they will keep unfurling new leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alocasia-micholitziana-frydek","title":"Alocasia 'Frydek' (Alocasia micholitziana)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen velvet, white lightning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Alocasia Frydek (Alocasia micholitziana) raises soft, deep green arrowhead leaves scored with bright white veins, the tropics distilled into one plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt rewards a warm, humid corner with leaf after dramatic leaf, each one worth announcing to the household.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlocasia Frydek care\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright, filtered light, never direct rays on the velvet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep lightly moist in an airy mix, drying only at the surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Happiest above sixty five degrees with real humidity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePets:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toxic if chewed, keep beyond whisker range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clumping, to about two feet of drama.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes Alocasia Frydek go dormant in winter?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can slow down or drop leaves when light and warmth dip, and that is not death, it is a nap. 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Each leaf draws its own map, some heavy cream, some mostly green, and balanced light keeps the mix healthy. 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