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title: "I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong with this Black Velvet…"
description: "I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong with this Black Velvet Alocasia! The leaf is losing color?? Any ideas? Soil is damp but not wet."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6488f02d7216af03d944ad5e"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Caitlin"
published: "2023-06-13T22:39:41.939Z"
language: "en"
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# I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong with this Black Velvet…

_Posted by Caitlin on 2023-06-13_

I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong with this Black Velvet Alocasia!

The leaf is losing color?? Any ideas? Soil is damp but not wet.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/A4dHgutx0HufXfR_eSCa7dTQ_7ZTOW8SaMtAyo_V0KM/745081d240c344cfa38c63f53f79e545.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### iambijoux commented on 2023-06-13

I have questions. Is that a flower bloom back there? How long have you had it?

#### Caitlin replied on 2023-06-19

Hello! Yes I think it is, do you think it’s because it’s flowering?

#### iambijoux replied on 2023-06-19

I hear flowers take a lot of energy from the plant and they were already prone to yeeting old leaves for new ones. Unless you’re gonna pollinate, you might want to chop the bloom…

### Eric commented on 2023-06-13

Might need more light

### bmalson commented on 2023-06-14

more light

### bmalson commented on 2023-06-14

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0H6-y0UNpzPIN9R8xv78hlz10RlZFLReWHD1SHdUX-0/428002f1e68e46ac8f4d475d3f961fc4.webp?size=large)

### Danika commented on 2023-06-14

More light. And let the top inch of the soil dry out before watering. They don’t actually like to be constantly moist. Let it breathe a bit more. Even better yet change that soil to an airy aroid soil mix.

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