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title: "Anyone else here a fan of the tiny dancer alocasia? I picked this lil…"
description: "Anyone else here a fan of the tiny dancer alocasia? I picked this lil guy up yesterday, owner said he had been sitting in the store for 2 months waiting for a…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/64de8e0ccc4b6c31cfc6c75d"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Bean Dip"
published: "2023-08-17T21:15:56.174Z"
language: "en"
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# Anyone else here a fan of the tiny dancer alocasia? I picked this lil…

_Posted by Bean Dip on 2023-08-17_

Anyone else here a fan of the tiny dancer alocasia? I picked this lil guy up yesterday, owner said he had been sitting in the store for 2 months waiting for a new home. I LOVE HIM. His name is Elton John. 🌿

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## 6 comments

### MamaJuju commented on 2023-08-17

I’m a huge fan of both the plant and EJ! What a great combo lol

### Mullein commented on 2023-08-18

Perfect name! I had an alocasia flying squid briefly. I previously thought the tiny dancer was the smallest alocasia! Sadly my squid had a death plug I didn’t know about and died 😭 Friendly reminder to check your plant baby 💚

#### Bean Dip replied on 2023-08-18

I am so paranoid about those. I recently got a croton and when I checked the soil I found one, my heart stopped. Luckily it was a mesh plug and the roots had grown through it!

#### Mullein replied on 2023-08-18

They’re so evil. I used to only find them at big box stores but there’s a local greenhouse supplier that’s started using them too so now I even find them at the plant stores 😠 The plastic ones are the worst for getting off of thick roots. The cloth ones are a death sentence for delicate root plants 😮‍💨

#### Bean Dip replied on 2023-08-27

I’m so lucky then but also I try to stay away from big box. All we have is Walmart where I’m at

### Brandy commented on 2023-08-25

I named mine Elton John too! I get the song stuck in my head every time I see it😂

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