Elephant Ear Plant
Taxonomy
Alocacia California
Alocacia
How to care for Elephant Ear Plant
How often to water your Elephant Ear Plant
every 9
Elephant Ear Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Elephant Ear Plant in your home
a window
Elephant Ear Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves š, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Elephant Ear Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Elephant Ear Plant after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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I donāt know why but it started to turn yellow and would leak some black fluid some of the other leaves also look really thin and almost translucent. I donāt know what it need please help!
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New leaf šæ!!!! My alocacia has already grown a new leaf this spring and another new one is unfurling now! Can't wait to see even more new growth š!!
Care Summary for Elephant Ear Plant
Elephant Ear Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.