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title: "My alocacia zebrina finally died. I checked out the roots and they…"
description: "My alocacia zebrina finally died. I checked out the roots and they didn't look good. From the core I pulled out these kernels. What can I do with them? Will…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "StacyA"
published: "2025-03-04T17:00:50.777071Z"
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# My alocacia zebrina finally died. I checked out the roots and they…

_Posted by StacyA on 2025-03-04_

My alocacia zebrina finally died. I checked out the roots and they didn't look good. From the core I pulled out these kernels. What can I do with them? Will they grow? water? ? Plant in soil? Keep in water??

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## 3 comments

### Jessica commented on 2025-03-04

Let them callous over, spray with low concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Then put them in a shallow dish of water (pointy side up if possible) and cover to increase humidity.

### NYPhilo commented on 2025-03-04

I put them in a container of damp moss and leave them under the lights. Some of them may sprout and some may not.

### c.cat commented on 2025-03-04

fluval stratum also works well - just make sure to gently peel off any of the brown and plant with the pointy side up!!!  
FYI these are called corms, and they are the more common way to propogate alocasias!

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