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title: "Went to the store JUST for soil.... came home with this beauty.…"
description: "Went to the store JUST for soil.... came home with this beauty. Alocasia Black Cobra"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fJTgUaOopFmySCBLrSvfxk"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Cris"
published: "2026-06-13T13:37:16.686847Z"
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# Went to the store JUST for soil.... came home with this beauty.…

_Posted by Cris on 2026-06-13_

Went to the store JUST for soil.... came home with this beauty. Alocasia Black Cobra

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## 5 comments

### Lysa commented on 2026-06-13

I have one that was gifted to me. She came in a glass vase and desperately need to be planted Anything I need to know before I try to do this?

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#### Lysa replied on 2026-06-13

Yes she is in water instead of soil 😕

#### Cris replied on 2026-06-13

I would go semi hydo. So its not a full on shock. Plant her in pon or leca in a self watering planter. Be ready to lose some leaves.

#### Cris replied on 2026-06-13

Shes lovely though.

### Steph commented on 2026-06-22

Seems happy in water tbh but for stability perhaps semi-hydro as the other commenter mentioned so it's less of a shock. Make sure you wash your media first.

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