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title: "Does anyone know why my alocasia leaves are starting to…"
description: "Does anyone know why my alocasia leaves are starting to \"disintegrate\"?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/RPFBG1BoXWhh6D4gsYM48t"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Tessa"
published: "2026-09-13T19:06:34.697231Z"
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# Does anyone know why my alocasia leaves are starting to…

_Posted by Tessa on 2026-09-13_

Does anyone know why my alocasia leaves are starting to "disintegrate"?

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## 2 comments

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-09-14

I’m new to alocasia but my understanding is that this is normal when they are getting rid of a leaf to push out new leaves

#### Beans replied on 2026-09-19

Yes this! It's so frustrating 😫 but it's a natural process for it to lose the bottom most leaf (or oldest leaf) especially as a new one is making its way out.

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