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title: "Are these corms? Is it too late to harvest them??"
description: "Are these corms? Is it too late to harvest them??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0zW6FHJZuBcHyCdwGiIOEH"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "AbbyJ"
published: "2025-08-19T19:33:36.134079Z"
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# Are these corms? Is it too late to harvest them??

_Posted by AbbyJ on 2025-08-19_

Are these corms? Is it too late to harvest them??

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## 7 comments

### ⋆ ✶ ej ✶ ⋆ commented on 2025-08-19

Those sure look like corms! Either harvest them or if you leave them, they might even grow straight out of the mama plant like that! (I say that because I'm currently growing 3 corms that just won't start actually growing yet)

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-08-19

Oh neat one of mine has those I didn't know what that was. I didn't know what to do lol

### Waspinator commented on 2025-08-19

It can be a good thing to let them grow and harvest them late. If you wait until they have at least one leaf, they have a higher chance of survival when separated from the mother plant

#### Phil replied on 2025-08-20

I have five new shoots on my Polly. Can I just leave them in the pot? There are three in pic and two more in back.

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#### Waspinator replied on 2025-08-20

It's fine to leave them if you want, but if you're interested in propagating, those are definitely ready to be on their own

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-08-20

Those are corms. Personally I like to remove them if they start coming out of the soil, just clip a 1/2" or so below, and pot them up in the same orientation. They will usually leaf out a lot sooner than if you just leave them on the mother plant. You can also just leave them if you don't want to bother. I have a few pots with mother's and babies in.

### Mike Espitia commented on 2025-08-28

Oh fun, I didn’t know that they could Hover like that!! 😍

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