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title: "How has nobody warned me that alocasia blooms smell like straight up…"
description: "How has nobody warned me that alocasia blooms smell like straight up grass? it's also very strong, my whole room smells like grass now. Anyways, my flowering…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/dhNIJMbKktTNAvZuZIUTdG"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "plantgeek"
published: "2026-06-07T13:00:56.062655Z"
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# How has nobody warned me that alocasia blooms smell like straight up…

_Posted by plantgeek on 2026-06-07_

How has nobody warned me that alocasia blooms smell like straight up grass? it's also very strong, my whole room smells like grass now. Anyways, my flowering silver dragon everyone ☺️

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## 5 comments

### spearf commented on 2026-06-07

I’ve never seen one of these flower, very cool!

### antx commented on 2026-06-07

I always felt like it had a slightly stinky yet earthy smell, it’s hard to describe lol

### Mandrakes\&More commented on 2026-06-09

That sounds amazing ☺️☺️ but I get that a lot of people would hate it 😅

### Amber commented on 2026-07-29

How did you get it to bloom??

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-07-29

she's two years old! probably the most important part. west window (FL sun), normal house humidity, water before top 2 inches fully dries out

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