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 ☹️
2개 좋아요 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?
3개 좋아요 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.
0개 좋아요The roots may not love the light. I’ve heard lots of great things about Alocacia in semi hydro (leca, pon)…
0개 좋아요 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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