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title: "Hi, this is my Melo. I’m not sure what this is. Hopefully it’s a good…"
description: "Hi, this is my Melo. I’m not sure what this is. Hopefully it’s a good thing and maybe a flower but if you wouldn’t mind helping me out and telling me what I do…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QUEElnditIFepGC7DquQ1Q"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Rhona"
published: "2025-04-13T14:00:05.744175Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gF7ig8Yfg4XBQWjVQtXtPQ1sA8MxysvUi8aI3Q6ZZQ/j9rrlXYsRSiaasyBdscyjw.webp?size=large"
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# Hi, this is my Melo. I’m not sure what this is. Hopefully it’s a good…

_Posted by Rhona on 2025-04-13_

Hi, this is my Melo. I’m not sure what this is. Hopefully it’s a good thing and maybe a flower but if you wouldn’t mind helping me out and telling me what I do with it or not, that would be great. Thank you in advance.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gF7ig8Yfg4XBQWjVQtXtPQ1sA8MxysvUi8aI3Q6ZZQ/j9rrlXYsRSiaasyBdscyjw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### HFC commented on 2025-04-13

Looks like a flower

### Erika commented on 2025-04-13

You can leave it. I’ve gone both ways—haven’t really seen any difference in my alocasia’s health if it’s left or pruned

### Vickie commented on 2025-04-15

It's going to give you a flower 🪷

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