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title: "What can I do to prevent droopy leaves? Everytime a new one comes out…"
description: "What can I do to prevent droopy leaves? Everytime a new one comes out the oldest then starts to drop. I end up chopping it before it even dies bc I just hate…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/btOGxTthlGtYbRatdyaUiz"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Lili"
published: "2025-06-13T04:30:06.626143Z"
language: "en"
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# What can I do to prevent droopy leaves? Everytime a new one comes out…

_Posted by Lili on 2025-06-13_

What can I do to prevent droopy leaves?  
Everytime a new one comes out the oldest then starts to drop. I end up chopping it before it even dies bc I just hate looking at it.  
It hasn’t been able to hold onto more than 02 leaves. Does it need more light or should I try a self watering pot? Maybe pon instead of soil??

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## 4 comments

### Springvision commented on 2025-06-13

Oh, don't chop the poor baby. Maybe try staking it up so it doesn't make you so crazy. I get it though. 😆

### Amie206 commented on 2025-06-13

I have all my alocasia in pon, in self watering pots. They have flourished more than when they were in soil. My stingray and Jacklyn still do the grow one, drop one. They live under a grow light with a humidifier. They’re just divas. 🤦🏻‍♀️

### Kyle J commented on 2025-06-13

From what I’ve read, a lot of alocasias like to get droopy leaves when new leaves are forming because they aren’t fully thriving. You have to find the right conditions (humidity, soil, light, etc.) and then they’ll stop getting droopy old leaves when the new ones come it. And sometimes they’re just dramatic so it doesn’t matter lol I’ve got some that are thriving and others that do the same thing.

### Kyle commented on 2025-06-13

My frydek is in semi hydro Leca and loving it, a lot of my other alocasias are too. Would recommend.

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