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title: "Should I mist my alocasia?"
description: "Should I mist my alocasia?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XIj5pKYnTC6in6MK2arxtQ"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "anna 🪴🦐💌"
published: "2024-05-03T17:02:59.884207Z"
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# Should I mist my alocasia?

_Posted by anna 🪴🦐💌 on 2024-05-03_

Should I mist my alocasia?

## 9 comments

### lukewitkoff commented on 2024-05-03

i mist all my plants, alocasias included

#### anna 🪴🦐💌 replied on 2024-05-03

Thank you!!

#### Shalaceleah🪴 replied on 2024-05-03

It’s a misconception, do not list your plants, can attract nats and mold. Use a humidifier if you need humidity. And use a neem and isopropyl alcohol, water mixture into a pray bottle if you want to treat and clean your leaves/plants.

### anna 🪴🦐💌 commented on 2024-05-03

I have been too in addition to watering

### Bella56 commented on 2024-05-03

A big NO, misting can cause fungal/ bacterial infections. Most plants are ok with it but not alocasias. They like high humidity but not water sitting on its leaves. If you want to raise humidity levels try a humidifier or a pebble tray

#### anna 🪴🦐💌 replied on 2024-05-03

Heard! Thank you!!

### Riley commented on 2024-05-03

Misting won’t actually increase ambient humidity, so I wouldn’t recommend it

### Ezi commented on 2024-05-06

Depends…what kind do you have?

### MoMo commented on 2024-05-10

I mist all my plants with filtered water (am in a hard water area) and for alocasias I mist incredibly gently, and rely mostly on a humidifier

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