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title: "Help! I recently got this plant which I was told was an African Mask.…"
description: "Help! I recently got this plant which I was told was an African Mask. I’m not sure why the leaves are doing this only in certain parts !!!"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Cayden Haltom"
published: "2024-06-16T13:26:27.525862Z"
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# Help! I recently got this plant which I was told was an African Mask.…

_Posted by Cayden Haltom on 2024-06-16_

Help! I recently got this plant which I was told was an African Mask. I’m not sure why the leaves are doing this only in certain parts !!!

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## 5 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-16

It’s a dragon scale alocasia :)

They’re very sensitive to over-watering and I think that’s what it looks like. I actually keep mine in just sphagnum moss and mist the moss when the top layer gets dry

#### Cayden Haltom replied on 2024-06-25

thank you !

### k commented on 2024-06-16

Because alocasias like their moisture I’ve been having better luck with my dragons scale in semi-hydro rather than soil!

#### Cayden Haltom replied on 2024-06-25

thank you!!!

#### send\_nodes replied on 2024-06-25

Good idea - semi-hydro allows them to have access to water all the time, without suffocating the roots

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