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title: "My big baby (Alocasia Gold Bone) is sprouting 3 new leaves!!! So…"
description: "My big baby (Alocasia Gold Bone) is sprouting 3 new leaves!!! So exciting. Also , I’m loosing three smaller leaves. Is that normal ?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/656a37e055906dc739ceee03"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "Paige 💋"
published: "2023-12-01T19:45:36.69Z"
language: "en"
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# My big baby (Alocasia Gold Bone) is sprouting 3 new leaves!!! So…

_Posted by Paige 💋 on 2023-12-01_

My big baby (Alocasia Gold Bone) is sprouting 3 new leaves!!! So exciting. Also , I’m loosing three smaller leaves. Is that normal ?

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## 1 comment

### Plant Father commented on 2023-12-01

this is quite common for alocasia, they tend to drop old leaves while growing new ones. it has to do with how much foliage the plants can support, based on light, soil, nutrients, etc. alocasia in higher light tend to support more leaves than those in shadier areas

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