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title: "Does anyone know why my alocasia is getting yellow leaves? Also what…"
description: "Does anyone know why my alocasia is getting yellow leaves? Also what type of alocasia is this?"
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author: "Aly Jacobo🌻"
published: "2024-04-17T05:02:24.475871Z"
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# Does anyone know why my alocasia is getting yellow leaves? Also what…

_Posted by Aly Jacobo🌻 on 2024-04-17_

Does anyone know why my alocasia is getting yellow leaves? Also what type of alocasia is this?

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## 5 comments

### LearningPlantMom commented on 2024-04-17

It could be in the wrong type of soil…. And bad watering schedule

### Tellie commented on 2024-04-17

Can also be going through the cycle and doesn’t need that leaf abymore

### Saarah Aamilah commented on 2024-04-17

Is this the only yellow leaf or were there more? And if there were, were they lower and older foliage? Sometimes one or two older yellow leaves is a normal part of the plants life cycle, especially if it’s putting out new leaves!

#### Aly Jacobo🌻 replied on 2024-04-17

There were two yellow ones and they were smaller and lower in the plant

#### Saarah Aamilah replied on 2024-04-17

Okay yeah so they were likely some of your plants original leaves! I would say that as long as the newer and larger foliage stays green and healthy to not worry! Your plant is just shedding off the old so it can have energy focused toward larger and newer leaves:)

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