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title: "My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽"
description: "My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3Y92ht4HyrThHPhFtk6Cau"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "PlantLovingGirlie"
published: "2025-09-04T19:30:14.460207Z"
language: "en"
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# My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽

_Posted by PlantLovingGirlie on 2025-09-04_

My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hZllS5S9xZDvwbZO_LeU1wBQmMEWkf1Wg6R2P_vI04I/zEwbYKhgQv6USFFwbPbMAw.webp?size=large)

## 11 comments

### Buffy commented on 2025-09-04

Is it called alien leaf alocasia? Very cool

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-09-04

No it’s a cuprea Alocasia. That’s just my nickname for the plant

#### Buffy replied on 2025-09-07

So cool!!! Never seen this before!🪴

### Waspinator commented on 2025-09-06

That is the brightest cuprea I've ever seen. Such a wild lime!

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-09-06

Right 😍 It’s brand spanking new I had to capture it!!

### Denise commented on 2025-09-08

My cuprea leaves are HUGE! And the colors in the newborn leaves are just breathtaking. ❤️

#### PlantLovingGirlie replied on 2025-09-08

That’s amazing!!! Any tips you could lend me? Mine is a rescue, lost almost all the old leaves and this was my first new leaf 🙏🏻 I’m hoping I can continue to help it thrive!

#### Denise replied on 2025-09-08

I was afraid when I first got it, too. But got a moisture meter to learn when it liked to be watered, and now it gets watered when it’s around 20%. I got it around July 1, 2024, and it’s put out leaves like CRAZY! I keep it under a cheap grow light, give it basic liquid fertilized according to Planta’s schedule, repotted it a few weeks ago, and it’s just loving it.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9nlGnzlIeFZMe0SCC6JfgP79o-TKMWwekoA93yAF7r4/rq55SrJqS3CNkHoll5ylew.webp?size=large)

#### Denise replied on 2025-09-08

Oh, and during the repotting I saw a whole bunch of new corms sprouting under the soil!

#### Denise replied on 2025-09-08

One more fun pic - and if you look closely, you can see another leaf coming

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9nlGnzlIeFZMe0SCC6JfgP79o-TKMWwekoA93yAF7r4/K4d0JNPKQZ6f90f1h9-psg.webp?size=large)

### PlantLovingGirlie commented on 2025-09-11

Wow they are beautiful!! Do you find they’re heavy feeders? And are they directly under grow lights or is there some distance? I heard they don’t love light as much as other Alocasia’s do

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