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title: "Is it normal for the alocasia plant to bend like this?"
description: "Is it normal for the alocasia plant to bend like this?"
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# Is it normal for the alocasia plant to bend like this?

_Geplaatst door Gabby op 2025-08-07_

Is it normal for the alocasia plant to bend like this?

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## 7 reacties

### Yup reageerde op 2025-08-07

Might need more water or sunlight

#### Gabby antwoordde op 2025-08-07

Okay thank you. I did feel the soil and the top inch was dry so I just watered it.

### Yolanda reageerde op 2025-08-07

Give it support with a bamboo stick and give more light. I would also give the plant more humidity. Consider a humidifier or pebble tray

#### Gabby antwoordde op 2025-08-08

Thank you! I’ll try the light and bamboo stick. I have a humidifier behind it in the picture. The humidity is around 70-80%

### Phil reageerde op 2025-08-08

All of mine did this except my Polly. Thru much research over a long time, talking to “experts”, I came to the conclusion that it was too much light. I have a lot of succulents and therefore many grow lights. I moved to a completely different room with less light, and new growth is staying straight. Unfortunately it’s permanent. You can stake them to straighten them. I wouldn’t do that because I was determined to find the reason. Over the last several months I’ve been cutting off the lowered stems as they get replaced with new straight stems.

#### Gabby antwoordde op 2025-08-08

Ohhh woww, I’ll monitor it to make sure. Thank you so much for the tips!

#### Phil antwoordde op 2025-08-08

You will find people making the usual suggestion of needing more light, too much water, too little water, add more fertilizer, etc., but no one had a for sure answer, only guesses. After more digging, I found people with same experience and possible answers, and that was too much light. Some were so low they were below the the pot. I found people on Reddit dealing with it.

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