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title: "My Elephant Ear Alocasia has no roots and the stems are slowly…"
description: "My Elephant Ear Alocasia has no roots and the stems are slowly drooping, is there anything I can do to propagate or save the plant?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/cNc2hY9DSLu4tQHawggpCQ"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jonathan"
published: "2024-07-15T05:47:44.176989Z"
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# My Elephant Ear Alocasia has no roots and the stems are slowly…

_Posted by Jonathan on 2024-07-15_

My Elephant Ear Alocasia has no roots and the stems are slowly drooping, is there anything I can do to propagate or save the plant?

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## 3 comments

### Show me the Greens! commented on 2024-07-15

I wonder if cutting it at the node to propagate it will help…?

### Sinthea commented on 2024-07-15

Maybe put it in pon or leca to try to grow roots

### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-07-15

The pot was probably too large for the root ball

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