Can Alocasia macrorrhizos be propagated in winter? A detailed explanation of propagation methods

Can Alocasia macrorrhizos be propagated in winter? It cannot be said that it is absolutely impossible. It just depends on whether your local climate environment meets what Alocasia macrorrhizos needs for propagation.

Alocasia macrorrhizos is mostly propagated from offshoots that emerge from underground, and it can also be propagated from seeds. Do not saw it off for cuttings, although they can also take root and survive, the original pot would look too unsightly; however, the potting soil will produce numerous offshoots as propagation material. The offshoots grow quickly; when they reach 10 to 15 cm and have produced five or six roots, dig them out, put them into small pots with growing medium, one plant per pot, keep them in a shady place for a few days, and after the leaves recover, maintain them in a half-shade, half-sun location, water and spray them more, and if the room temperature is high, you can fertilize them; by next spring they will be able to grow into large seedlings.

Alocasia macrorrhizos can grow normally when the temperature is above 18°C. If the temperature in your home is around 20°C, you can water and fertilize normally. Keep the potting soil moist, and water when it dries.

Alocasia macrorrhizos likes a warm, humid environment with slight shade, but during the flowering period it needs sufficient sunlight, otherwise the spathe will be green, affecting quality. It needs to be guaranteed 3-5 hours of light per day, otherwise the leaf stalks will elongate and affect its ornamental value.

Alocasia macrorrhizos is not very cold-resistant, and in mid-October it must be transplanted into a greenhouse. In summer, under shaded conditions, it needs frequent spraying to cool down and maintain moisture.

Alocasia macrorrhizos is native to subtropical humid rainforests, likes diffused light, and does not like direct sunlight. In spring and autumn, place it in a half-shade, half-sun shaded spot; in summer, place it in a shady spot; in winter, it must be brought indoors. If the sunlight is too strong, the leaves will suffer sunburn and turn yellow.

However, “plant growth depends on sunlight“. If it is placed in the living room, bedroom, and other places for a long time, due to insufficient light or no light, it will affect the plant's growth and morphogenesis. Under such conditions, the plant's internodes will be especially long, the leaves will be underdeveloped and small, and it will appear yellow due to a lack of chlorophyll.