---
title: "Blooms on my Alocasia! That taller one hasn’t opened up yet. I’ll…"
description: "Blooms on my Alocasia! That taller one hasn’t opened up yet. I’ll probably snip them soon"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hJ2oOjR9Tjiwe8Y7P68cFA"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Mary"
published: "2024-08-03T10:45:27.74443Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7jP3JXjUDBg_vBvlp8bV8TJlOppNA_3iFabXhDkQAag/I_EnkahsRH2FA4A8khKGhA.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Alocasia Aficionados](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md)

# Blooms on my Alocasia! That taller one hasn’t opened up yet. I’ll…

_Posted by Mary on 2024-08-03_

Blooms on my Alocasia! That taller one hasn’t opened up yet. I’ll probably snip them soon

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7jP3JXjUDBg_vBvlp8bV8TJlOppNA_3iFabXhDkQAag/I_EnkahsRH2FA4A8khKGhA.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Chelle commented on 2024-08-08

My black velvet is flowering. I thought it was a new leaf and out popped this strange looking thing. I have 2 more stalks growing and I think it might just be more flowers. So it’s ok to remove it? Do I just cut at the base?

#### Mary replied on 2024-08-08

yep snip at the base. You can leave them and let them die off on their own or snip them. People often choose to snip them because the flowers take a ton of energy from the plant. Snipping flowers = more energy for the plant to put into its leaves and roots

#### Chelle replied on 2024-08-08

Thank you

---

_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_