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title: "My Alocasia is performing what I believe to be guttation… this is…"
description: "My Alocasia is performing what I believe to be guttation… this is when plants release excess water and minerals from their leaves, especially when relative…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Pothos Palace"
published: "2025-09-15T00:50:46.686687Z"
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# My Alocasia is performing what I believe to be guttation… this is…

_Posted by Pothos Palace on 2025-09-15_

My Alocasia is performing what I believe to be guttation… this is when plants release excess water and minerals from their leaves, especially when relative humidity and soil is overly-wet.

These specialized glands are called hyathodes. I have not seen this before but it’s super cool! It’s the early evening when it did this and I watered it three days ago, still quite damp in the soil.

Hoping the new soil mix I am trying is not too wet for it. It has perlite, charcoal and orchid bark mini-chips in the coconut noir so I thought it’d be enough. Maybe I didn’t mix enough chunks in? I did a 50% soil and 50% everything else mix but I def didn’t measure when I did it. 😌

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![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OuhCs-bBwCWtf7vhMl1zdyZtr3CoDL9c7o_maLve7R4/qON6PdmHTnS8V9_sBaHfwQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Yup commented on 2025-09-15

That's wonderful—thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. It truly makes a difference.

### Amie206 commented on 2025-09-15

They like a chunkier soil. Did you just use coco coir or coco chips?

#### Pothos Palace replied on 2025-09-15

I used coco coir with fine orchid bark, perlite, and charcoal chunks. But about 50% is coco coir.

### plantgeek commented on 2025-09-15

Plants will often guttate just because they've been watered 🤷‍♂️ only get worried if guttation lasts a few days after watering.

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