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title: "I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any…"
description: "I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about this plant? it’s my first one."
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "ella"
published: "2024-03-04T15:24:15.626991Z"
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# I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any…

_Posted by ella on 2024-03-04_

I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about this plant? it’s my first one.

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## 6 comments

### TheCrazyPlantLaidy commented on 2024-03-10

Mist it! Mist it when ever u have a feeling of wanting to water it! And get a moisture meter it is very helpful to not overwater it and put it in a pot with drainage. When Repotting ask the person at a plant nursery about what kind of soil or planning method would be best! Hope that was helpful! I have had mine for 4 months now and I have lost no leaves and that’s what helped me also I put mine next to my desk not that far from the window on the wall directly across from the window.

#### ella replied on 2024-03-11

thank you so much, i’ll definitely mist it more often, and i might move it away from in the window to my desk too. thanks again!!

#### ella replied on 2024-03-17

omg the worst thing happened the new leaf you see in the picture it grew up but this morning the stem was soft and mushy and bent in half i tried to help it stay upright but it was mushy it broke right off! do you have any idea what happened?!?

#### TheCrazyPlantLaidy replied on 2024-03-17

No I don’t have any idea 😐 hmmmmm sometimes with that plant moving it makes it lose a leaf mine did lose it’s smallest one but it grew a new one it it’s place but idk what happened to yours

#### ella replied on 2024-03-17

thanks anyways! i hope it doesn’t die and maybe puts out a new leaf 😭🙏🏻

#### TheCrazyPlantLaidy replied on 2024-03-17

It could be that we have different light levels at our desks. U could replace your lightbulb with a grow light.

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