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title: "I got these 2 black velvet alocasias in the mail on Friday, (March…"
description: "I got these 2 black velvet alocasias in the mail on Friday, (March 24th) the heat pack in the box wasn’t hot and they were a little cold. I repotted in 50/50…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6422012ec96b593a2c23ffef"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Kailyn Flick"
published: "2023-03-27T20:48:46.77Z"
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# I got these 2 black velvet alocasias in the mail on Friday, (March…

_Posted by Kailyn Flick on 2023-03-27_

I got these 2 black velvet alocasias in the mail on Friday, (March 24th) the heat pack in the box wasn’t hot and they were a little cold. I repotted in 50/50 perlite and peat moss with a well draining pot, and gave them some water and they have been in a south facing window (pictures below). They have some brown spots, one is worse than the other. I have a led lamp for when it’s gloomy out like today. Is this normal for plants that have been shipped in the cold or are they sunburnt?

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## 3 comments

### Barbie commented on 2023-03-27

Those are pretty 😊

#### Kailyn Flick replied on 2023-03-27

Thank you! I’m trying to keep them alive haha

### Kailyn Flick commented on 2023-03-27

After further research I’ve decided to treat them for spider mites with the captain jacks dead bug spray. Pray for me y’all 🙏🏼

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