Alocasia care guide
Often seen as hard to grow, but mine grow like weeds!
I reached out to my friend Noraiza from Planta's With Noraiza
(Planta's With Noraiza on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok)
and asked for a ''Golden Alocasia tip''. She responded! She said: "I can never just give 1 tip for Alocasia advice. All my Alocasia are in clear pots with special chunky aroid mix, and you can never go wrong with that. A common mistake that people make is disturbing their Alocasia even more when it already looking bad, so just let it be unless you see that it is root rot! So in short, use aroid mix and just let it be"
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WATERING
Watering your Alocasia doesn't have to be hard!
Just keep the substrate moist and don't forget to fertilize.
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PROPAGATION
The best way to propagate Alocasia is via corms.
Alocasia produce their own corms, and when repotting them, make sure to look for any corms/tiny bulbs!
Once you have found them, pluck them off and bury it in moist sphagnum moss or lay it on a layer of water, and it'll sprout within a few weeks.
Corm risers work really well too! I get my corm risers from @leafy_growth on Instagram.
Just be careful with plucking corms too early, if they are too small and underdeveloped there is a big chance that the corm won't make it due to the lack of energy.
Tip given to me by Jungle Floor
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BLOOM
Alocasia flowers are really hard to pollinate and take up a ton of the plants' energy, so cut it off before it even has the chance to grow. It looks like your usual inflorescence but a bit thicker: thick stem with an oval-shaped thing on top. That's the flower.
If the flowers keep on coming, you can either let them bloom or cut the top off the plant. Don't worry, it'll grow new branches.
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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
It'll do best under a grow light or in bright-direct light.
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MEDIUMS
Avoid soil! I don't know how people do it, but my Alocasia always seem to rot or not get enough airflow in soil. The only Alocasia i have in soil is my massive Alocasia maccorhiza splash variegata which is doing well.
Grow them in a mixture of moss & perlite or semi-hydroponics! It stays moist but provides airflow.
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