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title: "This Dragonscale has lost a lot of leaves in its lifetime but I've…"
description: "This Dragonscale has lost a lot of leaves in its lifetime but I've never seen anything like this. All other leaves are healthy. Any guesses on what caused it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/SESycUxTjXfYwL8nu04JqW"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "BlondeinBrooklyn"
published: "2025-10-07T16:39:11.253919Z"
language: "en"
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# This Dragonscale has lost a lot of leaves in its lifetime but I've…

_Posted by BlondeinBrooklyn on 2025-10-07_

This Dragonscale has lost a lot of leaves in its lifetime but I've never seen anything like this. All other leaves are healthy.

Any guesses on what caused it?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/5ZZ4oT-rQa-kGwiba8F9fA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### JungleLovin commented on 2025-10-07

I bought a silver Dragon Scale and Miri to rehab that had this and they had spider mites. Not sure if that is what caused this as usually those are small spots of color or if they had multiple problems but I treated them with sexy plant spray and it did not spread

### Tom commented on 2025-10-07

Possibly yours is the Alocasia 'Dragon Scale' Albo Variegata. Which can transfer the underside colour to the topside, if it’s dry it could of been sun burnt , doesn’t look like pest damage, but can’t see the underside, also if this is the oldest leaf it could be removing the goodness for new leaves to grow

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