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title: "How it started vs how it’s going….."
description: "How it started vs how it’s going….."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tzYiVtr1GP9yLezwY9YArL"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Ginger C"
published: "2025-10-05T19:41:21.249039Z"
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# How it started vs how it’s going…..

_Posted by Ginger C on 2025-10-05_

How it started vs how it’s going…..

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## 4 comments

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-10-05

Is this a tiny dancer? I got a mystery plant on Friday and it looks like yours. Yours looks so healthy!

#### Ginger C replied on 2025-10-05

It IS a tiny dancer. I said I would NEVER get an alocasia. Apparently I’m nevering like I nevered before. I got her for half off at a big box shop. Total impulse buy but I’m loving it.

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-10-05

Any care tips? Yours looks great!

PS I keep swearing no more new plants yet here I am still getting more.

#### Ginger C replied on 2025-10-05

I’m not swearing off new plants but I was TERRIFIED of alocasia. She is in a self watering pot. So far, even if the pot gets low and she dries out a tiny bit, she’s happy waiting for the water. I fertilize with orchid fertilizer. She’s sitting in a west facing screened in porch. She was sitting maybe 2 feet away from the screen and I’ve moved her closer because she was reaching for the light. Now to be able to recreate these conditions when I have to bring her in….

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