My elephant ear plant has seen better days. It does really well and has a lot of new growth, then all but one or two leaves survive, but it always seems to come back so I keep hanging onto it hoping it’ll look pretty someday. 😂 So… 1. I was wondering if I’m able to bury the base of the plant more when repotting it to cover up the “ugly” where leaves have died off?? 2. What are your tips on helping it thrive?
Mine did the same
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0 likes I placed mine outside and it seems to be doing much better outside in natural environment
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you can definitely bury that stem. you can also chop it up and get multiple plants! my biggest tips for alocasia; humidity, more light than you think, and less water. alocasia are tropicals, mine have thrived in my west window with full afternoon sun, no filter, and my house sits at 50% ambient humidity & i mist on top of that. yours looks to be fine, but alocasia are prone to root rot, spider mites, and thrips. i mist with a mix of 3:1:1 water, neem oil, and mint essential oil to keep pests away. i have several alocasias and the one most similar in size to yours (about a foot and a half tall, with a pot a foot tall) gets watered once or twice a month and is fertilized every other watering with all-purpose liquid fert. hope this helps!! wishing you luck!
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1 likeI split it and buried the main stem as deep as I could in the pot. 🤞🤞
Alocasias like very consistent soil moisture. I've found a self-watering pot works well, but you could also just be very even with when you water. They're also sensitive to minerals and chemicals; if you run into that issue you can try distilled water
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