purple sword philodendron Alocasia Lauterbachiana 'Purple Sword' - Purple Sword Care Guide

purple sword philodendron Alocasia Lauterbachiana 'Purple Sword' - Purple Sword Care GuideDescription Light Soil Water Hardiness Native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, Alocasia Purple Sword is a stunning and unique houseplant with dark green leaves and deep purple undersides. Its sword shaped foliage features wavy edges and points upwards, giving this plant a truly majestic appearance. Alocasia Purple Sword is prized for its beautiful foliage. The leaves can grow up to 1. 5 meters long in the wild, but they are typically smaller in

• Description
• Light/Soil/Water
• Hardiness

• Native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, Alocasia Purple Sword is a stunning and unique houseplant with dark green leaves and deep purple undersides. Its sword-shaped foliage features wavy edges and points upwards, giving this plant a truly majestic appearance.
  
  Alocasia Purple Sword is prized for its beautiful foliage. The leaves can grow up to 1.5 meters long in the wild, but they are typically smaller in indoor settings. They are also known to change color slightly throughout the year, making the plant even more eye-catching.
  
   It is a slow-growing plant that can reach up to 1 foot tall in maturity, making it ideal for small spaces and tabletops.
  
  
  
• Alocasia Purple Sword prefers bright, indirect light.
  
  Water the plant when the soil is dry to the touch.
  Well-Drained, Porous potting soil.
  
  This plant should be fertilized once during the growing season (spring/summer) with diluted houseplant fertilizer.
  
  

• USDA Zone 9b-11

  USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

  USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

  USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

  USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)