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title: "The rescue Alosacia Polly, picked up from the Coleman's clearance…"
description: "The rescue Alosacia Polly, picked up from the Coleman's clearance section and ridden with thrips for almost a full year, has finally fully recovered and is now…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kDbpKLPWYSobD0emd0FKLh"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "🎲Sunmoth🍡"
published: "2025-12-08T21:13:02.817055Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qkbc_2gBPBHMFgU2orEkZ8giKJ0_RmpdDso50TPqY50/pt7MG7BERf6rmC7GNalXGg.webp?size=large"
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# The rescue Alosacia Polly, picked up from the Coleman's clearance…

_Posted by 🎲Sunmoth🍡 on 2025-12-08_

The rescue Alosacia Polly, picked up from the Coleman's clearance section and ridden with thrips for almost a full year, has finally fully recovered and is now part of the fam:)

This guy was my first ever alocasia. I tried every method in the book to get rid of thrips, then after a year of treating with diatomaceous earth and occasional neem oil, and repotting a dozen times, it unfurled a new healthy leaf that wasn't developing any damage for about 3 months now. All other leaves have died off (partly cuz of pests and partly because I had no clue how to take care of this fella, lol), but this one is as big as my palm and is doing great:)🌿

Welcome, lil guy🪴

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qkbc_2gBPBHMFgU2orEkZ8giKJ0_RmpdDso50TPqY50/pt7MG7BERf6rmC7GNalXGg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qkbc_2gBPBHMFgU2orEkZ8giKJ0_RmpdDso50TPqY50/Y1ZnuCDkQIOlorJT4Ik2LQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qkbc_2gBPBHMFgU2orEkZ8giKJ0_RmpdDso50TPqY50/Gj0sRJn0SWqaytUZtfP4Ug.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Plant Newbie commented on 2025-12-09

🤩 Gorgeous! Alocasia plants intimidate me lol. I need to gain more confidence before tackling one of them. 🥴

#### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 replied on 2025-12-09

Thank you!🧡 Yeah, they really are quite cranky, I'm still very new to the genus so it's a learning curve lol!

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