--- title: "Hello and HELP! My alocasia Polly has lost 5 leaves in the past 2…" description: "Hello and HELP! My alocasia Polly has lost 5 leaves in the past 2 weeks by the stems drooping and leaves turning yellow. Now…it has droopy stems and they look…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64936aea934579529edb0cb8?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Huskyboo" published: "2023-06-21T21:26:02.515Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Qvz9MmvRx3uKwWN_4MzGfYU-H4AVv_njzH8KaMtQVBI/1bceb4f2144541e6929c95c7d03954af.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hello and HELP! My alocasia Polly has lost 5 leaves in the past 2… _Huskyboo님이 2023-06-21에 게시함_ Hello and HELP! My alocasia Polly has lost 5 leaves in the past 2 weeks by the stems drooping and leaves turning yellow. Now…it has droopy stems and they look I’m guessing dehydrated. One of them looks this way so I watered the plant when the soil was dry (since I know they prefer more dry soil) and then even after watering the stem in the back began drooping with the same stem issue. Help… 😭😭😭 3rd photos shows that it’s about 3 feet from south facing window and a humidifier 2 feet away… ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Qvz9MmvRx3uKwWN_4MzGfYU-H4AVv_njzH8KaMtQVBI/1bceb4f2144541e6929c95c7d03954af.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### xoana님이 2023-06-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Alocasias actually like damp soil, I never let the soil dry out completely. I’m guessing it’s due to underwatering if the stems are dry and limp. #### Huskyboo님이 2023-06-21에 답변했습니다. Ooo really? I’ve been told that they like the be dried out and not wet! 😅 #### Huskyboo님이 2023-06-21에 답변했습니다. But I’ll try keeping it more moist! #### xoana님이 2023-06-21에 답변했습니다. They don’t necessarily like “wet” soil but I just make sure the soil is damp throughout! They definitely stay more on the moist side. #### Jmrmichelle님이 2023-06-21에 답변했습니다. I go by if the top inch is dry all the way around container, then it's time to water, but not overwatering! 🙂 ### Jmrmichelle님이 2023-06-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Overall your Alocasia appears healthy? I've heard that they'll lose a leaf when pushing out a new one! Looks like maybe a new leaf coming up? I could be seeing it wrong ... otherwise, I don't let mine stay too wet, or too dry and as much INDIRECT sunlight as possible!! Good luck! #### Rachthequeen님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다. Check the roots. Is there mesh netting from when you bought if? If so, pull it off and repot. #### tays\_plant\_babies님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다. Came here to say that!! This is what happened to mine, but noticed it too late and none of the roots were healthy anymore so I had to toss them 🥺😭 #### Huskyboo님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다. Hi! Yes other than the drooping it appears to be healthy! That new leaf has been there since I bought it. #### Huskyboo님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다. I repotted it once I brought it home and there wasn’t any mesh netting thank goodness ### LearningPlantMom님이 2023-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. This is partly due to the fact that a new leave is growing form the ant. Leaves fall, or plant becomes weak when trying to produce a new plant/sprout/pup… don’t worry too much, is should recover. A quick hack for this is… once you find the new leave growing, gently remove it and it’s roots from the soil and the mother plant. Then, repot it and start growing another one! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_