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title: "I have a Melo alocasica. I saw this on it. I’m not sure it’s a flower…"
description: "I have a Melo alocasica. I saw this on it. I’m not sure it’s a flower or what? The plant doing great I’m not concerned, but I didn’t know what to do about it.…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rhona"
published: "2025-04-13T13:58:54.565087Z"
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# I have a Melo alocasica. I saw this on it. I’m not sure it’s a flower…

_Posted by Rhona on 2025-04-13_

I have a Melo alocasica. I saw this on it. I’m not sure it’s a flower or what? The plant doing great I’m not concerned, but I didn’t know what to do about it. Thank you in advance.

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## 5 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-04-13

Yes, that is an inflorescence. You can choose to leave it or cut it

#### Rhona replied on 2025-04-13

Thank you Tanya. Is there a pro or con on keeping it?

#### Tee Jay replied on 2025-04-13

I’ve heard that leaving it on will divert energy to the flower rather than the foliage, but idk if it’s true. The inflorescence is a sign of a happy healthy plant, so I would say it mainly comes down to personal preference whether to leave it on or not

### KJM commented on 2025-04-13

I agree it's a flower. Alocasia flowers are interesting to see but they're not overly beautiful. I can take them or leave them.

### KJM commented on 2025-04-13

If you keep the flower energy will go into the flower production followed by seed production. If you remove the flower the energy will go into the foliage.

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