so i got this dragon scale alocasia in the beginning of january and i repotted it in semi-hydro with lecca balls and since then it has grown a new leaf and two flowers. it started yellowing on its leaves probably three weeks ago and i am just trying to figure out WHY the leaves are yellowing.
Too bad about the yellow, beautiful plant tho! I thing the yellowing is due to over or under watering…usually why plants react that way, I think.
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Or might be overwatering
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These fussy plants react to any change. I’m on verge of getting rid of mine. I have mine in semi hydro also. It’s very hard getting all of the soil off so I would check for any remaining soil within the roots. I had to throw one out the other day because still had some soil within and it developed rot. They also will go dormant when they have a change but start growing again few months later.
0 Likes I have one sitting on my props table that I cut back several weeks ago. Just noticed new growth on it yesterday.
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How does your semi-hydro setup look like? Do you flush it? Do you provide nutrients? How often do you change the reservoir?
0 LikesToo much water. Lost MANY alocasias that way. It's simply in my experience to grow them from corms. If you have any, I would just start over with those.
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I have 2 corms that I bought. Once they start growing, what do you do with them? Just put them in a nursery pot in aroid/chunky soil?
0 LikesYou can use any substrate you're comfortable with. I only have one alocasia I grew from corm and I am most comfortable with chunky soil mix but I am using a naked root planter to help keep it moist. A lot of people grow them semi hydro
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