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title: "Hey guys! I have had this little plant for about a week, and the…"
description: "Hey guys! I have had this little plant for about a week, and the bottom leaf is yellowing? Does anyone have an insight? I have only watered it once and it…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Camryn"
published: "2024-03-23T03:05:39.306527Z"
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# Hey guys! I have had this little plant for about a week, and the…

_Posted by Camryn on 2024-03-23_

Hey guys! I have had this little plant for about a week, and the bottom leaf is yellowing? Does anyone have an insight? I have only watered it once and it lives in a humid area of the house and has been misted a couple times. Any suggestions? Thanks so much!!

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## 4 comments

### molly commented on 2024-03-23

i would change the soil to a half perlite, half soil mix. this particular plant really needs the drainage. the soil looks too dense which means it’ll hold too much water. and these leaves are just so thin they can’t handle all that water and you’ll see them yellow like this.

#### Camryn replied on 2024-03-23

Thank you so much for the info!!!

#### molly replied on 2024-03-23

you’re welcome!! it looks healthy other than that one leaf (:

### JKR commented on 2024-03-23

It looks like an old leaf. They will wither to make room for new ones.

Look into an aroid/soil-less mix as well.

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