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title: "I’ve been leaving these corms in my alocasia black velvet to do their…"
description: "I’ve been leaving these corms in my alocasia black velvet to do their thing in the main pot, but should I actually separate them? Will they grow better if I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/654b9c7783fe05231b0983e3"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Kirsty"
published: "2023-11-08T14:34:31.193Z"
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# I’ve been leaving these corms in my alocasia black velvet to do their…

_Posted by Kirsty on 2023-11-08_

I’ve been leaving these corms in my alocasia black velvet to do their thing in the main pot, but should I actually separate them? Will they grow better if I give them the hothouse treatment? Thinking I should put them in sphagnum moss or similar and cover them with clingfilm.

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## 2 comments

### Chantal commented on 2023-11-10

I always snip them off just so that the mother plant puts the energy back into producing beautiful leaves! I grow my corms in a container of fluval with the lid on to keep it humid. I haven’t tried sphagnum moss yet but I imagine it would work just the same!

#### Kirsty replied on 2023-11-10

Thank you!

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