🌿 Mild to Wild Studio: Complete Rare Aroid Care Guide

You’ve Got a New Friend! 👋 We’ve poured our passion into our plants, and now the journey continues with you. Every plant has its own personality, so don't be alarmed if yours takes a little time to settle in. Give her warmth, humidity, and patience, and she'll reward you!

📊 TL;DR: Ideal Conditions for Rare Aroids

For quick reference, keep your Aroids within these environmental baselines to ensure a happy plant.

🗓️ How do I care for my new rare Aroid upon delivery?

The first two weeks after shipping are about building roots and acclimating to your home, not growing leaves. Follow these strict rules to avoid stressing your new plant:

• ❌ Don't repot: Let the plant adjust to its new environment first.
• ❌ Don't fertilize: Fertilizer can burn stressed roots.
• ❌ Don't separate offshoots: Keep the plant intact while it acclimates.
• ❌ Don't panic over one yellow leaf: This is a normal stress response.
• ✅ Keep the humidity high: Leave the humidity dome or cup on (if your plant shipped with one). Remove it for a short period daily and gradually increase ventilation over 1-2 weeks.

💡 Mild to Wild Studio Pro Tip: How To Increase Humidity
If you need to increase humidity for your plant, you can do so by placing Saran wrap around the top of the pot or place your plant inside a clear plastic storage container with the lid closed. 

💡 Mild to Wild Studio Pro Tip: Cold Weather Arrivals
❄️ If your plant arrived cold, do not shock it with immediate heat. Allow it to slowly reach room temperature naturally before placing it into your warm, humid growing area.

🚿 How do I water my rare plant correctly?

Watering is highly dependent on the medium your plant is growing in. Always check the medium before watering.

• 🪴 Standard Substrate: Water ONLY when the substrate is mostly dry.
• 🪨 Stratum / Perlite Mixes: Keep the medium lightly moist, but never soaking wet.
• 🏺 Reservoir Pots: Allow the reservoir to empty completely before refilling. Never keep the roots constantly submerged.

🤔 What is normal behavior for a rare plant after shipping?

Shipping is stressful for live plants. It is completely normal to experience the following as your plant adjusts to its new home:

• 🍂 One older yellowing leaf (the plant is redirecting energy to its roots)
• 🪢 Root adjustment and new root growth
• 🥀 Slight drooping immediately after shipping

⚠️ When should I worry?
Please text us immediately at 404-333-8184 or email us at info@mtwstudio.com if your plant arrives with a soft stem, a mushy rhizome, a foul odor, or experiences complete collapse.

🛡️ Live Arrival Guarantee

Your plant is guaranteed to arrive alive and in good condition. In the unlikely event you experience serious issues, please contact us immediately and we will make it right!

✈️ Appendix: Specialized Care for Fresh Imports

Note: The following instructions apply STRICTLY to unrooted, freshly imported plants. If you purchased an established, rooted plant from Mild to Wild Studio, please refer to the General Care instructions above.

Fresh imports require an extra level of specialized care while they recover from international transit and re-establish their root systems.

📦 For the First Week:

• Keep it sealed: Leave the plant fully sealed inside its humidity dome or container.
• Keep it warm: Place it in a warm environment (78-82° F).
• Limit moss moisture: Keep only a very small amount of moisture in the moss.

🚨 Mild to Wild Pro Tip: Preventing Import Rot
The moss should feel barely damp, not wet. Too much water is the #1 reason fresh imports rot. Before you water, ask yourself: Are there healthy roots? Is the medium actually dry?

🪴 After One Week:

• Repot: You may now repot the import into your preferred medium.
• Lower humidity: Begin slowly acclimating the plant to lower room humidity.
• Resume watering: Resume a normal watering schedule only after new root growth begins.