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title: "Just picked up this golden bone starter plant and she’s my first…"
description: "Just picked up this golden bone starter plant and she’s my first Alocasia! Any tips?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/HmOIAab2MXfTy5RNtZ3wju"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Lilli 🦖"
published: "2025-02-11T02:27:23.713807Z"
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# Just picked up this golden bone starter plant and she’s my first…

_Posted by Lilli 🦖 on 2025-02-11_

Just picked up this golden bone starter plant and she’s my first Alocasia! Any tips?

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## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-11

Keep it's humidity up

#### Lilli 🦖 replied on 2025-02-11

Will do!

### K commented on 2025-02-11

It needs pretty bright light and the leaves should face the window if there isn’t another light source, though they’ll turn to do that pretty quickly on their own.

Don’t be surprised if it drops one or even both leaves. Just keep caring for it and keep good light and it’ll push out new ones soon. Alocasia like to drop their leaves when they change environments.

Also they seem to have a strong preference for AM watering.

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