Planta
Retour à Show your plants

I’m just so proud of her 🥰🙏🏻💚 | Show your plants | Communauté Planta

Ana

I’m just so proud of her 🥰🙏🏻💚

Pièce jointe 1 sur 1
20 J'aime 9 commentaires

9 commentaires

  1. Mara

    Gorgeous!

    1 j'aime
  2. Plantlover

    Nice

    1 j'aime
  3. anna catherine

    she’s stunning

    1 j'aime
  4. Liz W

    Omgggg stunning queen 🥰

    1 j'aime
  5. Anya

    I am so amazed by your Alocasias! Every leaf is pristine 🤯 do you have any pro tips?

    1 j'aime
    • Ana

      Thank you, Anya 💚 I find that Alocasia really reaaally want consistency. Consistency in their watering schedule, environment, and just overall conditions. I make sure I water before they dry out - they like to remain moist but they also don’t like to be overly wet for too long (as we know, can lead to root rot) which is why a chunky aroid mix is ideal. When I first got Frida (that’s my Frydek’s name 😊), I put her right on my East window so she got very intense morning light. Her leaves started to bleach so I put her on another section of the window that wasn’t getting too intense of light and she loved it. I do find they like bright light but maybe not too direct. For a moment, before she was as huge as she is now, I had her in my cabinet which stays at about 80% humidity and she flowered and gave me some huge leaves which means she was happy 🥰 But she shortly outgrew the cabinet so she had to come out. My apartment stays at about 60% humidity which is still pretty ideal so I find she is still thriving under those conditions BUT I know she would appreciate more humidity (bigger leaves). Other than that, I also make sure to fertilize with every watering and do a pest check often with a dusting + spray down session at the beginning of every month 🤗

      1 j'aime
    • Ana

      Oh and another important thing is that Alocasia really like to be snug in their pots. I actually find that they hold on to more leaves when they are kept that way (snug). So I try not to repot unless absolutely necessary which is usually whenever roots start to come out of the drainage holes or if they start to dry out a lot quicker when it is not due to temperature changes. When I do repot, I try to only go 1-2 sizes up to reduce the shock and I also don’t mess with the root ball if I can avoid it. They really don’t like to have their roots messed with.

      1 j'aime
    • Anya

      Lots of good tips, thank you! I’ll feel more confident trying one now :)

      1 j'aime
    • Ana

      Yay! Let me know when you get your first one 🥳 So exciting 🙌🏼

      1 j'aime