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title: "What am I doing wrong with this Alocasia Polly? I checked the roots…"
description: "What am I doing wrong with this Alocasia Polly? I checked the roots everything looks fine doesn’t need a repot. The soil is moist not soggy it’s under a grow…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Beauty"
published: "2025-07-01T14:28:58.459183Z"
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# What am I doing wrong with this Alocasia Polly? I checked the roots…

_Posted by Beauty on 2025-07-01_

What am I doing wrong with this Alocasia Polly? I checked the roots everything looks fine doesn’t need a repot. The soil is moist not soggy it’s under a grow light I have on my plant stand.

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## 7 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-07-01

could be pests? if all else fails she's sunburnt and needs to be moved further away from the grow light

### pauli commented on 2025-07-01

hello! i have found that my polly likes less light and good airflow. i had to get her a fan… i haven’t had an issue with root rot but my stems rot so easily. if the soil is too high she gets upset.

#### Beauty replied on 2025-07-01

Yeah I was just on YouTube looking for answers about the soil. It’s in the same soil which seems to be airy not watered logged. It’s not too far up on the trunk part. I see corms popping out the soil which are lightly covered.

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-07-01

Looks very sunburnt or could be pests

#### Beauty replied on 2025-07-01

You see where it’s at on the plant stand? Do you think it’s too much light ? I don’t see no pest but I do spray with Neem oil and put some granules in the soil

#### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2025-07-01

I think I would move it from under the grow light

#### cherrbear🐻 replied on 2025-07-02

neem oil makes foliage really sensitive to getting sunburns. i’d swap places with your euphorbia!

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