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title: "i have this alocasia dark star, and it will never host more than…"
description: "i have this alocasia dark star, and it will never host more than three leaves. the eldest of the three leaves always quickly yellows and sags just after it’s…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ohio"
published: "2023-06-07T19:42:18.344Z"
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# i have this alocasia dark star, and it will never host more than…

_Lagt ut av Ohio den 2023-06-07_

i have this alocasia dark star, and it will never host more than three leaves. the eldest of the three leaves always quickly yellows and sags just after it’s pushed out a new leaf. even if i prop the leaf up, it always dies eventually. i’ve lost a total of about 5-6 leaves so far and just can’t get more than two healthy leaves at once. what is going on!?!?

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## 7 kommentarer

### whelf kommenterte den 2023-06-07

I had this problem with a grey dragon until I got my ikea cabinet so I think it might be because of humidity being too low for the plan but just a guess 🤷🏼‍♀️

### Mel kommenterte den 2023-06-07

Alocasias are known for the dropping a leaf after growing a new one. So it’s totally normal. The only way to propagate them is through their corms. So water propping a leaf won’t work ☹️

#### Ohio svarte den 2023-06-08

i have the whole plant with roots in the water and it seems to be doing alright. i took it out of dirt because i thought that might solve the leaf dropping problem but i had no luck. they just seem to get too heavy for the plant to hold up so they drop

### xoana kommenterte den 2023-06-08

Can I ask how you’re fertilizing?

#### Ohio svarte den 2023-06-08

when it was in dirt i watered with all purpose fertilizer on planta’s schedule. since it’s been in water (a month or so) i haven’t fertilized. I had the leaf dropping problem both in the soil and in the water.

### iambijoux kommenterte den 2023-06-08

The roots may not love the light. I’ve heard lots of great things about Alocacia in semi hydro (leca, pon)…

#### Ohio svarte den 2023-06-08

i transferred to water after i had it in dirt. it honestly seems happier in the water so far, but i had the leaf dropping problem in water and soil

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