Hey alocasia lovers, don’t be a dummy like me and somehow confuse alocasia’s and Calatheas. lol they don’t even resemble. But my mistake was thinking it’s corms and not rhizomes. Don’t cut your rhizomes calathea parents. Your roots will brown and leaves will loose color immediately. I don’t care what you try she’s dead in 3 days tops.
I didn’t know calatheas grew off rhizomes. I don’t know what I actually thought they grew from though, my only calathea is still in its store pot and soil as it’s been extremely happy and healthy in there, so I only see new leaves poking out of the soil. Very good to know for when I do need to repot it to be extra careful.
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Propagated in water the entire process, was doing fabulous before I fluffed it up lol
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