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title: "Hi there! New to trying to keep plants, my friend gave me her black…"
description: "Hi there! New to trying to keep plants, my friend gave me her black velvet alocasia propagation. Any advice and tips?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Xstx5B0gQi-u0kRP-0G7aw"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Hugo_Stiglitz"
published: "2024-05-05T21:58:15.670431Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi there! New to trying to keep plants, my friend gave me her black…

_Posted by Hugo\_Stiglitz on 2024-05-05_

Hi there! New to trying to keep plants, my friend gave me her black velvet alocasia propagation. Any advice and tips?

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## 3 comments

### Lisa commented on 2024-05-07

Most important for this guy is humidity and I see u have that covered! Fill the bottom up with as much water as u can so u don’t have to fill it so often. Enjoy ur baby. 🌱

### ila commented on 2024-05-07

don’t over water!! soil and humidity looks fine!

#### Hugo\_Stiglitz replied on 2024-05-07

Thank you!

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