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title: "What do I need to do to help my mint variegated silver dragon…"
description: "What do I need to do to help my mint variegated silver dragon alocasia??? Should I switch to semi hydro??"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "liz"
published: "2026-06-23T01:26:32.850479Z"
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# What do I need to do to help my mint variegated silver dragon…

_Posted by liz on 2026-06-23_

What do I need to do to help my mint variegated silver dragon alocasia??? Should I switch to semi hydro??

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## 1 comment

### Rhona commented on 2026-06-23

It looks like it’s in fine soil. I personally wouldn’t have it on a grow light. It needs bright indirect light. If you do have a grow light, I would do maybe a couple hours at the most. I personally am not a big fan of Hydro with alocasia. I would definitely be careful about the watering. Try that and see.

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