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title: "Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢"
description: "Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pFSB3Cnk5syCGHHjmPBaEt"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "New Plant Mom"
published: "2025-09-07T20:13:21.050543Z"
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# Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢

_Posted by New Plant Mom on 2025-09-07_

Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢

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## 5 comments

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-09-07

Oh no. What could be the cause? Spider mites? Suffocating soil? Too much direct light?

### New Plant Mom commented on 2025-09-07

Idk I was hoping y’all could help me. She’s in a nice chunky soil. I follow planta’s water schedule. Maybe it is too much light. I have a grow light and I checked for spider mites.

#### Amie206 replied on 2025-09-08

Is the plant still wet when you water? The schedule in Planta should be a reminder to check and see if the plant needs water. If it’s still wet, snooze” the task and it will remind you in a couple days.

#### Magz replied on 2025-09-08

I would agree with likely overwatering and root rot. Schedules are great, but there are factors other than time that dictate how fast they dry out. I had a melo die of root rot and this is how it started out. It was beautiful the day I bought it and was dead dead within a week.

#### New Plant Mom replied on 2025-09-08

Should I inspect the roots?

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