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title: "I was gifted this alocacia black velvet and I repotted it because its…"
description: "I was gifted this alocacia black velvet and I repotted it because its soil was very bad and I found 4 corms! There was a few more in there that were very small…"
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# I was gifted this alocacia black velvet and I repotted it because its…

_Publié par Melody le 2025-09-13_

I was gifted this alocacia black velvet and I repotted it because its soil was very bad and I found 4 corms! There was a few more in there that were very small but the 4 I took fell out of the pot right when I took out all the old soil.

I places the corms in soil and now they are under a grow light with good humidity. Is there anything else I can do to help them grow and is there a timeline of when I can see them sprout? Also this is my first alocacia and im a little worried because they are known to be difficult are there any tips to get them to thrive?

PS: the little green thing I found inside my philodendron split leaf hopes pot and I have no idea what it is. I planted it with my other corms.

Sorry for the long message thanks for help in advance!!!

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## 6 commentaires

### verdure a commenté le 2025-09-14

little green guy is a string of pearls baby! plant above soil with green stem on soil!

#### Melody ha respondido el 2025-09-14

Ok thank you! I just moved the string of pearls to the Top layer of soil. Any other tips to get it to grow?

### PlantLovingGirlie a commenté le 2025-09-14

My black velvet is the least difficult out of my Alocasia’s. I found they like a good amount of humidity, very bright indirect light, direct light will burn their leaves. They are heavy feeders so I micro fertilize (I dilute it with water) every time I water. Once I started doing that, I got a lot of new growth without dropping old leaves

#### Melody ha respondido el 2025-09-14

Ok thank you, right now it’s outside in a spot with a good amount of light but none of it is direct. It is also very humid and the other plants block any wind from hitting it.

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### verdure a commenté le 2025-09-14

Keep it humid and it should sprout roots in a couple days, the corms should like the humidity also! I have a few setups I can show you if you would like!

#### Melody ha respondido el 2025-09-14

Sure! Thank you for the help

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