PHOTO — ALOCASIA DRAGON SCALEawaiting a verified image
WILD SPECIESAlocasia Dragon Scale
Alocasia baginda
Also sold as: Silver Dragon
RARITYCommon → Rare
PRICE$ – $$$across 4 forms
Alocasia baginda is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Kalimantan, Indonesia. As a houseplant it is rare in commerce, with the unimproved species, and the cultivars 'Dragonscale', 'Green Dragon' and 'Silver Dragon'.
Forms & market value
Every named form of this plant, ordered by how hard it is to find.
- Standard (green)Common
- AlboUncommon
- MintUncommon
- AureaRare
Tiers are relative, not exact prices — see “Before you buy” below.
Before you buy
Dragon Scale's variegation (albo, mint, aurea) commands a steep premium over the plain plant, which isn't cheap itself.
- Don't confuse Dragon Scale with Silver Dragon — they're sold as separate plants at different prices (Silver Dragon has its own page here).
- Watch for suspiciously cheap tissue-culture 'mint' plantlets; a representative mint plant costs well above the lowest listing you'll see.
- Prone to root loss in transit — buy from sellers who show the root system, not just the leaf.
Prices vary a lot by country — tiers show relative cost, not exact amounts.
Care
LIGHTBright indirect, avoid direct sun
WATERKeep lightly moist
HUMIDITYHigh
Native range
Wild species — occurs in nature
NATIVE TOKalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo)
