Foliage plants
Discover the beauty of Alocasias and Colocasias with fellow plant lovers, share tips, and embrace the joy of cultivating these exotic treasures.
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Repotting my Alocasia & wanted to try growing these corms. The last time I tried the corms rotted on me ☹️ I added perlite to the moss this time, hopefully it helps. I’ll put the lid on the container to maintain humidity & put it underneath a grow light.
I just repotted my elephant ear and I found it had over 20+ corms!!! Does anyone have any tips on how to grow them? I did a little research however not sure if perlite is the only thing you can use to grow them? Something easier perhaps (I’m a little broke and lazy lol)
My Alocasia isn’t doing so great—it started out with 6 leaves and has lost 3! Im trying to increase the light by adding a grow light, and I’m not watering too much. Does anyone have any advice that might help me keep this big guy alive? I’ve only had him a few months….
Hi all, I’ve had this little black velvet alocasia since October and it’s very persnickety. I’ve repotted it, tried keeping it in a bag for humidity, put it under a grow light, and nothing seems to help. It grows one leaf then drops another. I water it approximately every 2 weeks and have fertilized it maybe 1-2 times since I got it. It’s in a 2” pot in an east-facing window. Thanks!
I got this plant a couple weeks ago and it’s been the most temperamental pain in the butt. Any advice on what it needs? It’s been watered and gets plenty of sun. I’ve tried putting it in a couple of places in my living room but once it started wilting it can’t seem to get better. The leaves are all pretty crispy too but the soil is wet so I’m at a loss! Thanks in advance 🙏🏻
I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about this plant? it’s my first one.
Can elephant ears be propogated? Feel like I just made up a word. lol. I’ve read different things and get mixed reviews. I want to know if has anyone actually tried it and has had success. My big plant that I've had since last July is dying and I feel like it's only a matter of time before it's too late so I wanted to try to save one of the leaves if possible. Thanks in advance!
Hello! My elephant ear I bought about a month ago… one the leaves is started to turn yellow and droop. The other ones look like it’s turning as well. I originally had it next to a large window but moved it to a lower light area… What should I do? Help!
I need some help identifying this Alocasia! The app thinks it’s an elephant ear (alocasia wentii), the leaves just looked a little more pointy to me than most elephant ears I’ve seen. This was dying in my local Lowe’s, but after cleaning it up some leaves are really gorgeous! First alocasia so any tips & tricks are recomended. I haven’t watered or repotted since bringing home, it’s in peat moss nursery special potting. I’ve got it in quarantine with lots of windows and my aquarium lights and it seems to be perking up!
Wanted to share; I’m liking how this little setup has worked so far. ~Alocasia Silver Dragon~ 🐉
My Frydek put out a pure white leaf I had to cut, its oldest leaf just died so I had to cut it off too. Luckily I see a new leaf with green coming in but I decided to cut a plastic cup to fit over it to boost its humidity while it’s going through this tough time.
Are these corms too premature? To propagate..
I got another Alocasia!! 😝 AND IT HAS A GROWING CORM!
I can’t tell if my baby is becoming translucent due to temperature or needing a repot? It’s watered correctly, but has not been fertilized yet since I got her in November. She has grown a lot!
Hello! Is this a root that is too shallow? It’s essentially on the surface.
The “new” leaf on my Polly has looked like this for 6 weeks! Could the plant be dormant? Would that happen while in the middle of growing a new leaf? It currently has three great leaves. Any ideas why the new growth is stunted like this?
my first alocasia polly 🤞🏻 i know these can be hard, any tips or tricks are appreciated!!
Curling on one side…? Does anyone know if this is light, water, humidity, or potentially being a newer leaf?
The one leaf left on my Alocasia Hilo died and while moving the body to the graveyard I found this.. so is the plant dormant or dead?
Please help! I got this Alocasia (I believe it’s a nebula) brand new roughly three weeks ago, I’m very new to plants so it’s in its nursery pot which has drainage, but roughly a week after bringing it home the tips of the leaves started to brown a little, I thought maybe it was just stress or something and I didn’t want to rush into anything. But it’s been a week and a bit now and it has progressed significantly and is now on another leaf too. All my other plants are doing really well and are showing no signs of this same thing so I don’t think it’s a fungus or something. Honestly I’m lost, please if anyone can give me some tips on how to care for it, and try to save it. I water it roughly every week and a bit when the soil goes dry on the top inch or so, I haven’t yet fertilised it since buying, tbh I’m following Planta’s advice with the fertilising, it’s in a south facing window the sunlight doesn’t actually go any higher than that but is in the room all day so I don’t think it’s been burnt and I’ve been misting it daily as I’m thinking it might be humidity as my room is quite dry but the Calathea next to it is thriving giving out big new leaves so idk. Someone please help me try to save it. P.S. I’m kinda broke so was hoping not to have to buy a Humidifier if humidity is the issue but if that’s the case then so be it.
