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title: "I got this new green dragon scale Alocasia in the mail today. The…"
description: "I got this new green dragon scale Alocasia in the mail today. The full leaves are gorgeous, but a new leaf that was unfurling in transit didn’t fare so well.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/uGfl8hie5MOoaolLpb4pMH"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "happysoxdonkey"
published: "2025-10-31T22:08:51.363743Z"
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# I got this new green dragon scale Alocasia in the mail today. The…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-10-31_

I got this new green dragon scale Alocasia in the mail today. The full leaves are gorgeous, but a new leaf that was unfurling in transit didn’t fare so well. Do you think I should leave it or remove it? I wasn’t sure if it hurts a plant a lot to cut off a new leaf.

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## 5 comments

### Spike commented on 2025-10-31

Just looks like a new leaf to me that hasn’t hardened off. But not totally sure

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-10-31

OK thank you so much! I’ll see how it goes. The stem is so pale that I thought maybe it wasn’t a healthy leaf. Hopefully now that it is home it will be OK!

#### Tellie replied on 2025-11-01

All new leaves will look like this till it hardens. They darken as they harden.

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-11-03

It does seem to be opening now so fingers crossed!

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-11-04

Update: it’s looking good!

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