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!?!?
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 🤷🏼♀️
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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 ☹️
2 likes 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
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Can I ask how you’re fertilizing?
3 likes 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.
0 likesThe roots may not love the light. I’ve heard lots of great things about Alocacia in semi hydro (leca, pon)…
0 likes 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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