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title: "Hi, I bought this plant I believe its Called Alocasia Regal Sheild,…"
description: "Hi, I bought this plant I believe its Called Alocasia Regal Sheild, as soon as i got it home i live in a studio so i placed it near the window I realized it…"
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# Hi, I bought this plant I believe its Called Alocasia Regal Sheild,…

_Gepostet von AR am 2025-03-12_

Hi,

I bought this plant I believe its Called Alocasia Regal Sheild, as soon as i got it home i live in a studio so i placed it near the window I realized it got direct sunlight for a few hours and the small leaf got burnt(1st pic) now i can see some minor burns again(2nd and 3rd pic) but i have places it like a 1 feet away from the window. Any tips on this one or any care tips in general of how to make it healthy and big.

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## 5 Kommentare

### fuey kommentierte am 2025-03-12

no pressure to do what i do, it works for me and where i live (midwestern US).  
my alocasia is in a self watering pot with a water level indicator, under a grow light, and has a humidifier in the same room. i am starting to rotate her more frequently because i’ve noticed she’s more susceptible to burns under the grow light than my other plants.  
i used 1/2 regular potting soil with extra perlite and 1/2 orchid bark in the snug pot.

#### fuey antwortete am 2025-03-12

Alocasias are known to drop leaves at the slightest inconvenience (repotting, overall stress). So if this occurs, don’t just toss it!

#### AR antwortete am 2025-03-12

Thank you so much, i think too much light is something they dont like for sure i am thinking to bring some plant food for the soil that can be used in mutilple plants and saves me $.

What about watering i have heard that watering from under the pot works really well.

The weather in England really fluctuates a lot one day is super sunny kind of hot and the others its dark and gloomy with dropping temperatures.

Also i dont have a humidifier as of yet should i spray water around or on leafs twice a week according to this app?

#### fuey antwortete am 2025-03-12

The constant water reservoir also helps them stay damp so you don’t have to worry about it drying out.  
There are some “superstitions” over spraying with water because it is a rapid increase in humidity for a short period of time, then decreases. Some people say you’re better off doing nothing, but I personally haven’t seen any long-term negative effects from it. Before I got the humidifier I sprayed every other day or so. Putting them in a “terrarium” or “dome” like setting also rapidly increases heat and humidity. I probably wouldn’t keep them at 100% with an enclosure, but about 70%.  
This is my azlanii with her new leaf since being in the self-watering pot

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#### fuey antwortete am 2025-03-12

Also ignore that lil dying leaf😭 It got chopped because the new one was too big it covered it from receiving light.  
If you want to manage the gloomy weather (I totally get it), I have mine under a Sansi grow light.

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