The Alocasia Venom Tissue Culture is for the collectors who love a plant with a bold name and an even bolder presence. It’s unique, uncommon, and such a fun option if you enjoy growing Alocasias from the very beginning.

This plant comes as a tissue culture, grown in a sterile lab environment and ready for proper acclimation after arrival. Tissue cultures are not instant gratification plants — they need humidity, patience, and a little extra attention in the beginning. But if you enjoy the process, they are so rewarding.

Once acclimated, Alocasia Venom does best in bright indirect light, warm temperatures, high humidity, and a well-draining mix. Every plant may vary in size, leaf shape, color, and growth pattern as it matures, which makes each one unique.

This is a great choice for rare plant collectors, Alocasia lovers, and growers who enjoy starting with a small tissue culture plant and watching it become something special.

A little note from us: This is a tissue culture plant, so don’t skip the acclimation process. Check out our acclimation guide in our Knowledge Hub, or give YouTube or Google a quick search for great acclimation processes and tips!  Give it humidity, warmth, and stable conditions while it adjusts from the lab environment into your care.

Acclimation Steps We Follow (THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY…THIS IS JUST WHAT WE DO):

1) DON'T TOUCH IT. 👀 Let it acclimate for 2-3 days to the temperature of its new environment. Try to keep it out of direct sunlight to avoid browning of leaves 

2) RINSE IT.💦 (We wear gloves 🤷♀️) Get three bowls out, bowl 1 = distilled water for first rinse…use a small paint brush and your fingers to get all of the agar off the plant (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT), bowl 2 = distilled water with 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide…after clean throw TCs in this bowl for 15-20 seconds (ish) to sterilize, bowl 3 = distilled water for final rinse…one last rinse to remove the peroxide and ensure all agar is off the plant.

3) DRY IT. 🧻 Lay the rinsed TCs on a paper towel to try and get some of the excess water off the plants. 

4) DIP IT. 🍄🟫 We dip our TC roots in a 50/50 mixture of Rooting Powder and Mycorrhizal Fungi. This helps accelerate root growth and promote faster rooting.

5) PLUG IT. 🤎🔌We use grow plugs (brownie plugs). It’s fast and easy and we have had consistent success with this method. Split in half, slap your plant in there and you’re all done. 

(STEPS 4 AND 5 ARE PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND WHAT WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH, THERE ARE OTHER METHODS AND MEDIAS THAT CAN BE USED)

6) DOME IT. 😶🌫️For best results place your TC in some form of humidity dome to produce 100% humidity for the first two weeks of acclimation, slowly reduce humidity and introduce air flow for the next two weeks before you leave your new plant at ambient humidity. 

7) WATER IT. 💦 We water our plugs in with our general houseplant fertilizer with tap water out of the facet. If you want to play it safe use distilled water..we want the extra nutrients and don’t like to wait to get our plants used to tap water. Try to keep water off the plants leaves as much as possible 

8) LIGHT IT. 💡Make sure your new plant is getting 12-16 hours of sufficient light.