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title: "Hello, I recently got an alocascia melo. She was thriving when I took…"
description: "Hello, I recently got an alocascia melo. She was thriving when I took her home but after about a week shes gotten a little droopy and a leave has started to…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/V63EWHJMUTZh4WIQlMpuVT"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Charlotte"
published: "2026-06-07T12:57:35.627007Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello, I recently got an alocascia melo. She was thriving when I took…

_Posted by Charlotte on 2026-06-07_

Hello, I recently got an alocascia melo. She was thriving when I took her home but after about a week shes gotten a little droopy and a leave has started to brown.

Ive got her under a growlight and in a pretty humid spot. Any ideas. Ive made sure to not overwater her and she has great drainage.

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-07

grow light may be too much. what direction does that window face? what's the humidity level like? people really make alocasia seem harder than they are, mine have thrived in my west window with no extra lights or humidity other than the occasional mist.

#### Charlotte replied on 2026-06-07

The window faces east. She has a humidifier right next to her and theres also a fish tank next to her too

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-06-07

probably doesn't need the grow light. i'm assuming that's what the purple lighting is, the UV ones don't really do much anyways, plants need full spectrum. she's probably also shocking from the environment change, she'll bounce back in another week or two.

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