Product Details
Highlights
- Botanical Name: Alocasia Amazonica
- Common Names: Bambino
- Description: The Alocasia Amazonica ‘Bambino’ has narrow, arrowhead-shaped, green leaves with pronounced white veins. The backsides of the leaves are burgundy.. The Alocasia Amazonica is a unique houseplant but beware that it is on the harder side to care for. It requires bright, indirect sunlight as well as soil that is constantly moist from watering. Toxic to pets.
***Very sensitive to the cold***
Genus
Alocasia
Light
Bright Light
Size
Small (4" Pot)
Type
Rare Plants, Tropical Indoor Plant
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If you do tend to over water, straight Bonsai Jack soil should work well. It drains water so fast that some people have trouble keeping even many succulents plump. However, if you tend to overwater anyway, it won't give you any trouble.
The only genus of succulents Bonsai Jack might give you trouble with on your list is Peperomia. Many of them are not quite succulent enough to handle such a well draining soil. If you amended the soil by mixing equal parts Bonsai Jack and normal potting soil, that would be enough for Peperomia.
The only genus of succulents Bonsai Jack might give you trouble with on your list is Peperomia. Many of them are not quite succulent enough to handle such a well draining soil. If you amended the soil by mixing equal parts Bonsai Jack and normal potting soil, that would be enough for Peperomia.
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There is a difference! Potting mix is sterile but doesn't contain soil while potting soil has more organic material. We recommend potting soil as potting mix is used primarily to increase the drainage which Bonsai Jack soil already has plenty of.
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That depends on the plant. For things like Lithops, Pleiospilos, and many cacti, this soil alone is perfect. However, for things like Sedum, Echeveria and Crassula, mixing this Bonsai Jack soil with regular potting soil in a 1:1 ratio would work very well.
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You can! Bonsai Jack without any mixing works very well for Lithops.
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This soil is made with calcined clay, pine bark and montmorillonite clay.
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Aloe vera is a tough plant that can take a wide variety of soil types, compared to other Aloes. Because of this, you could plant this in straight Bonsai Jack soil or in a mix. Humidity will make for a good deciding factor. If you're growing this plant in high humidity, use straight Bonsai Jack, but if the air is dry more often than not, mix the Bonsai Jack with potting soil 2:1.
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You can, and you should, for most succulents. Try a 1:1 ratio of Bonsai Jack to Miracle Grow succulent soil. Only the most drought tolerant of succulents (like most cacti, Lithops, Pleiospilos, etc.) should get only Bonsai Jack.
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Yes, try mixing this with an equal volume of bagged succulent soil from a garden center. We tend to only use 100% Bonsai Jack Gritty Mix for very drought tolerant varieties, like Lithops, cacti, and Agave. Young plant and succulents with thinner leaves often need a little more organic matter in their soil to retain a bit of water.
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For Haworthia, you won't need to mix this soil with anything.
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Only the most drought tolerant plants should be planted directly into Bonsai Jack. These are things like, most cacti, Agave, Haworthia, Lithops, etc. For many other succulents, try a 2:1 mix of Bonsai Jack to normal potting soil. Be sure that the soil has no added fertilizers in it.
