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title: "Accidentally bleached my Alocasia! Can I save it still? Should I cut…"
description: "Accidentally bleached my Alocasia! Can I save it still? Should I cut off the infected part, or should I let it be? What should I do? It is drooping and hanging…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6461b2ee57e0c5c2506d98a4"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jeevan"
published: "2023-05-15T04:19:58.231Z"
language: "en"
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# Accidentally bleached my Alocasia! Can I save it still? Should I cut…

_Posted by Jeevan on 2023-05-15_

Accidentally bleached my Alocasia! Can I save it still? Should I cut off the infected part, or should I let it be? What should I do? It is drooping and hanging on by a thread as well.

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## 2 comments

### Ana commented on 2023-05-15

You can remove the yellow leaf, it is pretty much dead already. The other leaf looks good so the plant itself looks like it is still alive and well 😊

### Elin commented on 2023-05-16

I totally agree with Ana. I also don’t think you’ve bleached the leaf. It looks more like it was old and needed to be replaced by new leaves.  
Additionally your plant has the wrong ID. It’s an Alocasia x amazonica and not an Alocasia micholitziana. You can change the plant ID if you go to the plant’s settings and tap on plant type. ☺️

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