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title: "It’s not quite a seed but i plopped some of my alocasia baroque sword…"
description: "It’s not quite a seed but i plopped some of my alocasia baroque sword corms into some stratum from a take out container 🫶🏼✨ there’s a small bit of water and…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Hannah"
published: "2024-03-24T03:25:29.991279Z"
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# It’s not quite a seed but i plopped some of my alocasia baroque sword…

_Posted by Hannah on 2024-03-24_

It’s not quite a seed but i plopped some of my alocasia baroque sword corms into some stratum from a take out container 🫶🏼✨ there’s a small bit of water and i’m keeping it under a grow light. any advice? thank you 🫶🏼

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## 10 comments

### Lisa commented on 2024-03-24

I do the same but I also use a seedling heat mat when growing my Alocasia corms. They love the small amt of heat.

#### Hannah replied on 2024-03-24

do you think i could put em on my heater or close to it? i dont have a mat

### Lisa commented on 2024-03-24

No, I wouldn’t. Using a heat mat is just an extra step u could use to be successful. You should be fine as long as you give them enough light. I planted a few in stratum recently. Great medium to use for corms. I’ll post a few pics. So fun to watch them grow!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/DDKMUgd7Tja_K56syXJJ9w.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa replied on 2024-03-24

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/mrum1NEqQnq_Y5_tZqiCZg.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa replied on 2024-03-24

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/IKGdLt7TTDKZJGXGAhv7Qw.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa replied on 2024-03-24

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### Lisa commented on 2024-03-24

And right now. 💚 Alocasia longiloba.

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#### Hannah replied on 2024-03-24

omg they’re all doing so well !! great job

### Lisa commented on 2024-03-24

I just planted two. This is the progression since I planted them on March 4th. Good luck!!! 😊

### Big Apple Plants commented on 2024-03-24

I agree that Alocasias need heat to incentivize growth. My alocasia silver dragon corms didnt start sprouting/growing faster until I moved them into a greenhouse cabinet. I have them in sphagnum moss though.

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