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title: "I bought this beautiful girl today and I was wondering if anyone…"
description: "I bought this beautiful girl today and I was wondering if anyone thought she might need to be staked for support or if I should just leave her? The 4 big top…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/J1nBefuGckow5ZhbEXcglb"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Terryn"
published: "2026-03-18T21:49:07.096703Z"
language: "en"
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# I bought this beautiful girl today and I was wondering if anyone…

_Posted by Terryn on 2026-03-18_

I bought this beautiful girl today and I was wondering if anyone thought she might need to be staked for support or if I should just leave her? The 4 big top leaves are doing great but there’s two at the bottom that are looking a little droopy.

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## 3 comments

### Colin commented on 2026-03-21

Mine eventually start to droop right around the time a new shoot is coming out. I let them droop for a bit and then when they start turning color I cut them off. And the cycle continues. Each of my two “trunks” will have 2-3 leaves on it a time. The new shoots typically stand up straighter naturally. It’s done this for the 2.5 years I’ve had it. I tried staking it a couple times but it never looked quite right.

### CactusJack commented on 2026-03-21

I may try cutting mine back as well, as I have a lot of droopy and new shots after re-potting

### Carafaye commented on 2026-03-25

I have the same plant (Fred) just got him Saturday. I’m following for support because he’s so dramatic and droopy

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