--- title: "This is the Pink Dragon that I brought home in December. It has held…" description: "This is the Pink Dragon that I brought home in December. It has held onto this one leaf until yesterday when I noticed it was starting to yellow. The roots…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hcBpiNWT8UsJOZAIkD90SR" community: "Alocasia Aficionados" author: "Jules" published: "2025-02-08T17:47:47.806511Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/MvtldVIYTLCcK9VuK--IEw.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Alocasia Aficionados](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md) # This is the Pink Dragon that I brought home in December. It has held… _Posted by Jules on 2025-02-08_ This is the Pink Dragon that I brought home in December. It has held onto this one leaf until yesterday when I noticed it was starting to yellow. The roots still look really healthy. My question is, how do I know if my plant is dying vs. going dormant? I know that alocasias also tend to “cycle” when adjusting to a new home. Could that be what’s going on here? Let me know what you think! ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/MvtldVIYTLCcK9VuK--IEw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/4xwNuos1Rxy674xFY2lqDQ.webp?size=large) ## 15 comments ### Mr Variegated commented on 2025-02-08 I hate to say but it looks like it’s dying. I’d pull it out and check the roots. Soil looks like it’s kept damp. It needs to dry out and needs air. Are there roots on the side of the cup? They might have rotted away. When a plant goes dormant, it just stays the way it is till it’s ready to grow again. #### Jules replied on 2025-02-08 It was completely dry yesterday and that’s when it started yellowing. I typically add enough water to moisten the fluval stratum/perlite mix but not enough for any sitting water. As soon as it was dry for a day or two it started yellowing. The blue is firm and the roots are pink and white like they’ve always been. ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/b1iv76GnTmGy2aO-HkNBuA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/SSeIvwBBSUKH27Mb6W7oKg.webp?size=large) ### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-08 Alocasia love water, till they don't. I would un pot it, remove anything that might be mushy, and spray with peroxide dilution. Then repot with a chunky mix in something with drainage. #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-02-08 Seeing the above, it may just be wanting a larger pot than #### Jules replied on 2025-02-08 Here’s a better photo of the roots ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hUoIdhfpi0DF5bStKjfyT0tUNn1p-vmiHzsVtfqjhpc/8efd4MguRC6ntcDvenCQTw.webp?size=large) #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-02-08 Oh yea, those look good! #### Lynda replied on 2025-02-08 Time for a repot? #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-02-08 Yea, i think baby wants a bigger home lol ### nosugartonight commented on 2025-02-08 Maybe it needs more nutrients from more soil. The larger pot may help. If it loses its leaf it isn’t necessarily dead either. As long as the base of the plant doesn’t become mushy and the roots look healthy keep it. They can shoot up new growth ### Tam’s Plants commented on 2025-02-10 You definitely should get it into a pot with drainage holes! Alcoasias do not like wet soil! Did you check to see if the soil down at root level had dried out some? Or did you just eyeball it by looking at the top of the soil. I know my sister lost many plants because of this issue! So I definitely learned from her experience. What type of soil do you have it planted in? #### Jules replied on 2025-02-10 It’s in a fluval stratum and perlite mix. It’s still in the setup I brought it home in just a month or two ago. I bought it as a one leaf corm. Because the container is clear I can see when it’s dry and I don’t let it dry out for long and it’s been working so far but it dried out for a whole day and I don’t think it liked that. ### Tam’s Plants commented on 2025-02-10 Ohhh yeah! It must not have! I was going to ask if you had some perlite in there! Did you repot it? Hopefully that’s all she needed! Another watering and my room! I had one that lost all leaves but because it had a nice strong root system after a month or two it finally started sprouting new leaves! #### Jules replied on 2025-02-10 I haven’t repotted yet! I should be getting it into a mix in the next few days! Hopefully it’ll be happier and regrow for me! ### Tam’s Plants commented on 2025-02-10 More room\* sorry! ### Tam’s Plants commented on 2025-02-10 My fingers are crossed for ya! Good luck! --- _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_