--- title: "My first alocasia ever! (Also have a baby silver dragon - got around…" description: "My first alocasia ever! (Also have a baby silver dragon - got around the same time, bottom left in cup of loss). After a year of mastering all manner of…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aPZFgWOyT5GKtXYKlSdtXA" community: "Alocasia Aficionados" author: "BrittsBotanicals" published: "2024-05-20T00:36:05.831391Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m1vjp1VAqjUJonVyqsv2P1NMq2Q08wL37umQa_Y8L1M/YNQPQ1o5THaFlA1kdI2OVg.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Alocasia Aficionados](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md) # My first alocasia ever! (Also have a baby silver dragon - got around… _Posted by BrittsBotanicals on 2024-05-20_ My first alocasia ever! (Also have a baby silver dragon - got around the same time, bottom left in cup of loss). After a year of mastering all manner of houseplants except calatheas and alocasias… I finally took the plunge and got this one at Lowe’s because she looked amazing. I repotted her and split her up after a couple weeks of having her… putting one in LECA and one in a super airy tropical mix. They are next to a humidifier that is set to 60% humidity and I have been spritzing all my plants once a week…. She’s under a grow light (not directly but pointed at her) on the second to lowest light setting because I’ve read not super direct light. I also only use distilled water. Any other advice for a first time alocasia mom? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m1vjp1VAqjUJonVyqsv2P1NMq2Q08wL37umQa_Y8L1M/YNQPQ1o5THaFlA1kdI2OVg.webp?size=large) ## 1 comment ### Riley commented on 2024-05-20 I would stop misting them, because it can cause fungal infections, which alocasias are especially susceptible to --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_