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title: "I have an alocacia dragon tooth plant and it started to flower so I…"
description: "I have an alocacia dragon tooth plant and it started to flower so I removed the flowers and now one of the leaves are yellowing and drooping! I just bought the…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Sarah"
published: "2024-05-24T00:59:53.293183Z"
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# I have an alocacia dragon tooth plant and it started to flower so I…

_Posted by Sarah on 2024-05-24_

I have an alocacia dragon tooth plant and it started to flower so I removed the flowers and now one of the leaves are yellowing and drooping! I just bought the plant which was healthy 2 weeks ago and have not repotted and only have watered 2x. What should I do?

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## 6 comments

### Anna commented on 2024-05-24

Why did you remove the flowers?🧐

#### Sarah replied on 2024-05-24

I read that the flowers take energy from the leaves which kills the leaves and the leaf was starting to wilt with the flowers so I removed them to see if it would help with the plant.

#### Anna replied on 2024-05-24

Oh i see , you replied pretty fast though 😂 i hope your plant gets better sorry im not much help  
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### Alyssa commented on 2024-05-24

Sometimes Alocasia’s cycle through older leaves, I’d check for pests though with the speckled look of that leaf

### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-05-24

It looks overwatered. Are you checking the soil before watering?

### Alex commented on 2024-05-24

Have you repotted it yet? you might want to check the root system, make sure there’s no mesh, and put it in very well draining soil because that soil looks a little dense

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