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title: "My first Alocasia!! She’s stunning 🥰 I would love any tips to keep…"
description: "My first Alocasia!! She’s stunning 🥰 I would love any tips to keep her happy!"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Brit"
published: "2024-09-01T20:02:55.514146Z"
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# My first Alocasia!! She’s stunning 🥰 I would love any tips to keep…

_Posted by Brit on 2024-09-01_

My first Alocasia!! She’s stunning 🥰 I would love any tips to keep her happy!

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## 4 comments

### MoMo commented on 2024-09-01

Humidity! If you live in an arid area, now may be the time to invest in a humidifier. Also, a good chunky soil mix to ensure they don’t sit in water.

Light is critical but equally, my Alocasia have all been very heavy feeders which is typical. I put worm castings into all my soil mixes and use Liquid Gold fertilizer (though as considering something seaweed based as a test).

All that said, I don’t have your particular variety. But I have two dragon scale, a giant elephant ear and a red secret, and they all want broadly the same things imho.

#### MoMo replied on 2024-09-01

Forgot to add - I fertilize every other watering, with alocasia.

Also - if you live in an area with very hard water, they don’t love that. I use filtered water for them, and sometimes distilled if I have it left over from my Calathea.

#### Brit replied on 2024-09-02

I will use chunky mix for sure but don’t have a humidifier and somehow all of other plants do just fine so I’m hoping I don’t need one for this guy 😂 thank you for all of the tips!! I’m nervous and praying this one isn’t TOO hard for me

### Dreams of Green commented on 2024-09-02

Keep it watered mine gotten attacked by thrips and spider mites when there wasn’t enough moisture had to throw it out

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