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title: "Hello everyone! I am so excited I found you guys! This is my one and…"
description: "Hello everyone! I am so excited I found you guys! This is my one and only Alocasia baby. What is happening to her?!?😭"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zomtZJEwRdGCqCRhyq3wuA"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "lejohnson"
published: "2024-06-06T20:30:09.103263Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello everyone! I am so excited I found you guys! This is my one and…

_Posted by lejohnson on 2024-06-06_

Hello everyone! I am so excited I found you guys! This is my one and only Alocasia baby. What is happening to her?!?😭

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yMA4o_YN2UDh7P3EDIY-Vr-YZDAMv5Gh8yrIYV1c5mo/0K-6fu3-SWaYinZPJ2jOEw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yMA4o_YN2UDh7P3EDIY-Vr-YZDAMv5Gh8yrIYV1c5mo/5qkyLgWNT-uqJt55jze4HQ.webp?size=large)

## 9 comments

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-06-06

Underwatering? Or are you watering with hard water

#### lejohnson replied on 2024-06-06

There has been a little bit of a learning curve with how much water she likes. She is higher maintenance in that area than my other plants. But I think I have her routine down. I do have hard water though. I hadn’t even thought of that. Would a water conditioner help?

#### Bee 🐝 replied on 2024-06-06

Absolutely! Tropical plants can be really sensitive to the minerals in hard water which causes brown leaves

### Lisa commented on 2024-06-06

I would use filtered water, at least. I have very hard water and have to even mist with filtered. Otherwise, my plants aren’t as happy. I bought a unit that attaches to my kitchen faucet that gives me filtered water on demand. I love it. And I have to use distilled water in my humidifier. Btw, do u have a humidifier? That would help. All my Alocasias are near a humidifier and I actually have one on a humidity tray.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/NQZvWSyOT16fCJBGiv9BZg.webp?size=large)

#### lejohnson replied on 2024-06-07

I don’t have a humidifier on my plants. I have very limited space. I think I may do a humidity tray for this alo though. Just a tray with rocks and water, right?

### Lisa commented on 2024-06-07

Yep. That’s it!

### Bella56 commented on 2024-06-07

This could be due to low humidity, a pebble tray would help. Yea it’s just rocks and water just make sure the plant isn’t sitting in water

### lejohnson commented on 2024-06-07

Thanks everyone! This gives me some great things to try to help her out! She isn’t completely angry with me. She is pushing up a new leaf, but I definitely offend her somehow. So I will try to improve her water and humidity conditions!

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-06-09

I’ve used both methods- conditioner \& filtered water for my alocasias, noticed no difference for me. just no hard water for sure ;)

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