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Grandma2aDancer

My Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’ has been thriving for months! I received her from an online seller mid-February of this year. March 1 she had a sad, yellowish leaf and nothing like that since until yesterday/today. She has 8 leaves and 3 of them have developed a yellowish/rust color and are drooping. I went through the self diagnosis and then it was kicked up to the docs for a diagnosis. In the meantime, I’m hoping to get all y’all’s expert opinions😊 She sat on the side of tub for a while, u til she got too big. Replanted and moved her in April-ish. Today was her water day (no, I don’t blindly go by the app timing, I check her EVERY SINGLE TIME before watering) and when I went to do so, I saw the state her leaves were in. I’ve been doing plant chores today and have witnessed the decline in them throughout the day. So, have not moved her, have not overwatered her (or underwatered), no change in/strength of her fertilizer (Foliage Pro) diluted with every watering. I did give her a first drench dose of Big Foot Mycorrhizal fungi + BB 7-10 days ago and have not used fertilizer since then. She hasn’t lost any no thrips or other pests. The remaining leaves appear to be in perfect condition. I stated 3 looked bad, one additional leaf looks like it may have the beginnings of yellowish color spots faintly toward the edge in a few small places, therefore leaving 4 perfect leaves. The only additional detail I can add is that the affected leaves are the 3&4 oldest on the plant, with the newest 4 just fine. I be grateful for any thoughts, opinions or general feedback about what is going on with her. Thanks in advance for any and all responses. PS. This past week I did use some plant Velcro to slightly hold petioles more upright as some were spread out a bit more than usual. Not really “droopy” looking and no yellowing or other signs of what they look like now.

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  1. Grandma2aDancer

    Please excuse the mess-doing planty things today

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  2. Phil

    Check for spider mites. It looks like their kind of damage.

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    • Grandma2aDancer

      That’s one of the first things I did. None found and I’ve been checking several times a since the yellowing started. Still none🤷‍♀️

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    • Kaylie

      Mines doing the same thing on one leaf, the app said it needed more water and/or more humidity

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    • Grandma2aDancer

      I’d be a bit leary of that advice in general, but maybe your circumstances led to that decision. Without knowing the history, it’s hard to say.

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  3. AbbyJ

    Alocasias will thrive in soil for a little while but eventually will die unless you’re a God. Most people transfer to hydroponics.

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  4. Grandma2aDancer

    I believe it was just the time to dump some leaves. It hasn’t adhered to the add one/lose one that commonly happens. The newest recent leaf looks perfect, as do the other 3 remaining leaves. The 4 leaves that yellowed were the 4 that were present when it added leaves 5,6,7,8 without dropping any at all. Today, they all still look quite healthy with no problems whatsoever🤞🏼. I’ll be watching carefully though.

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