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title: "hello! i am a new plant owner and i fear i have bought a new plant…"
description: "hello! i am a new plant owner and i fear i have bought a new plant that maybe a bit more than i can handle. i bought it from the clearance section a lowes…"
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# hello! i am a new plant owner and i fear i have bought a new plant…

_emmy’s plants님이 2025-07-04에 게시함_

hello! i am a new plant owner and i fear i have bought a new plant that maybe a bit more than i can handle. i bought it from the clearance section a lowes which is probably why she looks so sad. if anyone has any advice please share! i repotted her today and also watered her. i believe she is a elephant ear philodendron but i could be wrong. thank you!

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YcdNWG0p_7MxTsTksloMH3siF_At1QdL2yYINL95iVI/BX78DC3nQI6syHb9srAqBA.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YcdNWG0p_7MxTsTksloMH3siF_At1QdL2yYINL95iVI/hktcZKyMSDiC6rknSBJ4ug.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Sharon님이 2025-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It looks like an Alocasia Wentii and it could be an over watering issue.

#### emmy’s plants님이 2025-07-04에 답변했습니다.

i figured that might be it! how would i go about fixing this? water every two weeks instead of every one week?

#### Sharon님이 2025-07-04에 답변했습니다.

Aim for every 10 days bottom watering until you see that the plant thriving, then go back to once a week for the rest of the summer. Fall and winter should be biweekly watering.

### Waspinator님이 2025-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Make sure it's potted in appropriate soil. I have one that came in some moss (sphagnum plus some other mystery moss) and it stayed absolutely drenched for like two weeks without any watering. It was kind of impressive but my alocasia has been happier with better drainage

### LeafyGreenhouse님이 2025-07-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like she is overwaterd

### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-07-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Alocasia prefer a fair amount of humidity. And hate to dry out for long. The browning tips = too low humidity (whether that was pre or post purchase

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