Brian B
My first Alocasia
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beeftataki
only $6.99 for this beauty at Canadian Tire🍁😆
Bb
We’re officially out of dormancy and the new leaf is spectacular!
_thathoodwitch
Did I do something wrong? Lol I know temps and seasons are changing. I’ve had this frydek since May of this year, she’s been happy healthy and over all just thriving. Not too long ago she had about 6-7 big leafs but then got mites so I cut back all of them except 2 leafs and the babies. After she was healthy again she shot out another new leaf a week ago. However this new leaf came out a lil wonky lol it’s been raining more than usual where I live and my plant is an office plant. Nothing has changed other than it’s been raining off and on for the last 2-3 weeks so it hasn’t gotten as much sun as usual. I fertilized her about 2 weeks ago. I’m not sure if it’s cause of the temp drop and it triggered dormancy mid growth or if it’s just not getting enough sun. I also noticed today that the petiole never fully opened to expose the full stem of the new leaf. Curious if anyone could help me figure this one out! Thank u all so much in advance 🙂
Mattplant
Have I planted this corm the correct way up?
JungleLovin
Last plant haul of the year. Here are the Alocasia’s I picked up. Red Secret, Loco, Bisma and Dragon’s breath. I think. i am most excited to see the Loco get big 🥰
PlantNewbSTL
Hey yall. Can someone tell me what’s going on with my alocasia? I’ve been doing well with all my plants for a while. This one is throwing me off lol also, the new leaf that opened looks so awesome!
Manyacaprini
Bought these lady today. What's wrong with the leaves ? I cleaned them but they still look "dirty"
CN
What is causing my babies to look like this 😭😭 I did use a high calcium/high magnesium fertilizer mix but havent had this issue with my adult plants. Last two pictures are babies that I recently transitioned to Leca and didn’t use fertilizer but still seeing a similar thing. These have been in a closed tub to keep humidity high I am nowI am at a loss! Any input appreciated!
Vikki
Help!! Not sure if I should leave her alone or not? but this is what my alocasia looks like and has not grown another leaf since I got her
Jillybean
She’s flowering 💚
Plant nana
Look at this beauty ❤️❤️❤️
Ginger C
Guidance, please. I have a long root growing out of the bottom of the pot of my tiny dancer. Repot? Leave it alone? I’m low key terrified of repotting her because she is currently very happy.
JungleLovin
Baby Alocasia Frydek. My husband left the door open so she is being dramatic about the cold. I moved her into the cabinet for the winter.
Shy
Found this thriving Alocasia at my local big box store so I had to take her home ✨✨
Michelle
My plant has been doing great I repotted put her in a draining pot and chunky soil by a humidifier and the last couple of weeks. I’ve noticed her starting to brown and the tips drying out and curling any idea on what this is. I checked thoroughly and I don’t see any infestation, but some leaves do have tiny spots where it looks like it was poked
PlantDonB
My first Alocasia Dragon Scale yesterday!! Bought off of Palmstreet. Got a new leaf and new shoot!
Tom
Just purchased this Alocasia, labeled amazonica, but looks like ninja, does anyone have this version, if so do you think it is. It’s only small in 5cm pot so leaves are small at the moment but ai searches say it’s ninja and I’ve looked at some ninja pictures and looks the same, some ninjas have a darker leave or variegated, but does look darker in the middle , so with age I think may go blackish
happysoxdonkey
So I hope I didn’t make a big mistake BUT….. Today I watched several Alocasia care videos on YouTube and I repotted my two alocasias - variegated frydek and mint green dragon scale. I used a method I watched where she used a bottom layer of about 2 cm of leca, a thin layer of sphagnum moss, an aroid mix with the plant roots and then another thin layer of moss on top. It needs to be in a cover bowl with water as high as the bottom leca layer. The girl in the video had gorgeous Alocasia so I hope it works. I’ll definitely post updates. They still look perky so I hope they do OK. Now I think I should flush it out with water once a week and then change the water in the cover bowl. Does that sound correct? I guess if they start to fade I could just replant them in a chunky mix.
happysoxdonkey
I plan to eventually repot my two new alocasias. In your experience, what is the best method? I’ve watched several videos on YouTube that suggest semi-hydro, but I’ve read that a special soil mix from oh happy plants might be better? I’m a little concerned that hydro could smell once the algae develops?
