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title: "Hello! Can anyone identify this alocasia for me? My son bought it for…"
description: "Hello! Can anyone identify this alocasia for me? My son bought it for me and ours not labeled. In one week it has turned to the second pic and I’m not sure how…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6574f5e86caa874a7bc9b624"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Brit"
published: "2023-12-09T23:19:04.223Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello! Can anyone identify this alocasia for me? My son bought it for…

_Posted by Brit on 2023-12-09_

Hello! Can anyone identify this alocasia for me?

My son bought it for me and ours not labeled. In one week it has turned to the second pic and I’m not sure how to salvage it

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xmwm4WFodZVFf4bNGqqqLTKPlkdn4p90nzKePmL2sHM/628fad9ef66648979ce8573a696fb309.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### tree muncher 27 ★ commented on 2023-12-10

Aw I’m sorry that happened! It’s an alocasia zebrina. I would try chopping off all the dead leaves and it may grow new ones eventually.

#### Brit replied on 2023-12-10

Thank you so much! Alocasias just don’t seem to like me. How do you grow yours - soil, water, other substance?

#### tree muncher 27 ★ replied on 2023-12-10

I just have one at the moment. I’ve got it in a handmixed chunky soil and it’s doing pretty well. I’m going to attempt to get my hands on some more alocasias and try them in leca.

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