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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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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…

_Rhona님이 2025-04-13에 게시함_

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.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gF7ig8Yfg4XBQWjVQtXtPQ1sA8MxysvUi8aI3Q6ZZQ/2b3Q1kuFSz-9_GwM_ahxNg.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Tee Jay님이 2025-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Rhona님이 2025-04-13에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Tee Jay님이 2025-04-13에 답변했습니다.

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

### KJM님이 2025-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

### KJM님이 2025-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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