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title: "She is one of the only plants I struggle with. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Doesn’t want…"
description: "She is one of the only plants I struggle with. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Doesn’t want to stay upright on her own and lost 2 leaves last week… but maybe I’m doing *something*…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/64bef4eb510d9eb16016c89f"
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author: "Mariah"
published: "2023-07-24T22:02:19.77Z"
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# She is one of the only plants I struggle with. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Doesn’t want…

_Posted by Mariah on 2023-07-24_

She is one of the only plants I struggle with. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Doesn’t want to stay upright on her own and lost 2 leaves last week… but maybe I’m doing \*something\* right? 🤞

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## 4 comments

### Dexter commented on 2023-07-24

Maybe leaves are too heavy to support the stems. I see you’re using stakes. From what I read, it needs sunshine but not direct sun. They prefer evenly moist and not water logged.

### Sunny commented on 2023-07-24

Colocasia esculenta is a variety that can grow in shallow ponds. It typically doesn’t need staking unless it dries out too much. Keeping it evenly moist is good advice, as stated. Good luck.

#### Mariah replied on 2023-07-24

I think I was under watering her a bit- everything I found said the same y’all are saying. I have natural humidity stones around her and water her every other day if not daily (been quite hot the past week where I am). ☺️ She’s definitely perked up a bit.

### DeaPlantaeArt commented on 2023-07-25

I would invest in a moss pole for support and aerial root connections

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