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title: "Hi all. I got this alocasia melo over the weekend. Any idea why its…"
description: "Hi all. I got this alocasia melo over the weekend. Any idea why its leaves are turning limey green/yellow? Thanks!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/KlJtHxC8R9S-QRdihnqpZw"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Lauryn"
published: "2024-02-22T21:08:33.553727Z"
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# Hi all. I got this alocasia melo over the weekend. Any idea why its…

_Posted by Lauryn on 2024-02-22_

Hi all. I got this alocasia melo over the weekend. Any idea why its leaves are turning limey green/yellow? Thanks!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4gfHsOIX3MWfONsCt2uHwzlcW6UZMZXyLTLPsN_00Tc/3HIuV8o8SlKN3mkZhSmAPg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4gfHsOIX3MWfONsCt2uHwzlcW6UZMZXyLTLPsN_00Tc/jFOXdRXFSP6Hn6ityMvhEw.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Bella56 commented on 2024-02-22

Could be overwatered. What kind of soil is it in and how many times have you watered since you got it?

#### Lauryn replied on 2024-02-22

Thanks for your reply! I haven’t watered it since getting it because the soil has been pretty moist. I did mist the leaves this morning and they have since dried, but the yellowing has been happening for a couple days. I have no ides what kind of soil it’s in, it’s in whatever it came in :)

### Bella56 commented on 2024-02-22

The soil seems to be pretty compact and could be holding too much water. Alocasias like a chunky soil mix (they are aroids) I’ll attach a pic of the soil I use for my Alocasias. On the other hand I don’t recommend misting, these plants don’t like wet leaves and it can actually cause them to rot or get fungal infections. So I recommend using a humidifier to raise the humidity.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/REaHec0TEqGlOjpE-cMRrzjjMe5jAq4cZI80tNVeqxk/BiaP8qgERr-_iHPvaOQ72g.webp?size=large)

### Kim commented on 2024-02-26

Hi-I think the first pic is one of the initial older leaves, and that will happen with Alocasias. I just snip those off when I don’t want to look at them any more. The second pic, I think that may be the newest leaf that hasn’t fully hardened off yet. Can you tell if it looks like it is growing from the “inside” of the previous leaf? I wish I had an example on mine to show you - but I suspect that is what it is. I agree with all the other soil mix recommendations-I also weakly fertilize every watering.

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