Alocasia longiloba
About Alocasia longiloba
Alocasias, commonly known as Elephant Ears, are some of the most common houseplants although their leaves can reach enormous sizes when grown outdoors! 🐘 They typically only support a few leaves at a time (more, when they get more sun!) so don't be concerned if you see an old leaf begin to retire after a new one emerges. They grow out of underground corms which are similar to bulbs, so next time you repot keep an eye out for baby Alocasias! They contain calcium oxalate crystals so be sure to keep them out of reach if you have children or pets! ⚠️
Taxonomy
Alocasia longiloba
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Dragon's Tooth, Alocasia watsoniana and Dragon Tooth Elephant Ear
How to care for Alocasia longiloba
How often to water your Alocasia longiloba
every 9
Alocasia longiloba needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Alocasia longiloba in your home
a window
Alocasia longiloba may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, 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 Alocasia longiloba
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 it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Alocasia longiloba after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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The more I get into plant ownership, the more love I have for alocasias…I’ve gotten so many over these past couple of months. I couldn’t resist this past weekend when I stopped by a nursery and saw this massive #AlocasiaLongiloba leaf. It’s now home with me and we are going to have so much fun 😭💖 #AlocasiaAddicts #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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Hello Greggers, it’s been a while. It’s been a crazy couple of months..setting up new work, getting ready to become a dad and adding loads of new plants to my little jungle. I’ll attempt to share updates over the course of the next few days to make up for my time away. Here’s some new leaves to start with :) A. Clarinervium Dark Form Anthurium Forgetii Dark Pure A. Papillilaminum x Dorayaki Alocasia Longiloba Sp. Alocasia Tandurusa #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #RarePlants #alocasia #Anthurium #AnthuriumForgetii #AnthuriumPapillilaminum #alocasiajacklyn #alocasiatandurusa #AlocasiaLongiloba #clarinervium #anthruiumclarinervium #FreshLeafFriday #amansjungle #amansplantmusings
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drooping alocasia leaf and stem my alocasia longiloba has one leaf and stem that looks to be falling over. it’s stem is still pretty firm and doesn’t seem to be limp at all. it’s under a grow light for 10-14 hours every day, so it couldn’t be dormancy. its near a water diffuser and gets ample humidity. yesterday morning, before work, around 10:00 am, it was upright, but when i got home yesterday evening around 8:00-9:00pm it looked almost like this. overnight it drooped over slightly further. since it’s stem is still pretty firm, i have no idea what, if anything, could be wrong with her. #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #AlocasiaLongiloba #PlantShelfie
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#AlocasiaLongiloba how much bigger will this Alocasia get? He has only two leaves presently.
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Is this a flower? It seems like my Alocasia is producing a flower. Shall I cut it ?
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Yellowing I don’t know too much about plants but this plant and my Dragon Scale are both turning yellow. This one is in the correct pot I think and the other is in a random pot. Do I just need to water them less?
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Is this ok to do with an alocasia? I will be gone for two weeks and I don’t want the solid to dry out as fast. Advice #AlocasiaAmazonica #AlocasiaLongiloba #AlocasiaScalprum #advice #help
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Do you guys know what type of alocasia this is? The other one at the store were more black. #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #PLANTMAFIA #PlantID #AlocasiaAmazonica #AlocasiaLongiloba #AlocasiaScalprum #PlantShelfie #PlantCorner
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Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to properly care for this alocasia longiloba? I bought him from Home Depot and his awesome look really stood out to me. I got him to go on my balcony at my apartment and I got a nice pot to put him in and I have watered it once a week not over doing it but it seems that the stems are turning into water filled sludge it reminds me of a worm slimy and dropping and all the leaves are yellowing so I cut some of the dead leaves off and it didn’t seem to help. I see bulbs growing below but the plant appears sick and only one leaf stands now. Any suggestions on fertilizers? Are they absolutely necessary and does it need to be repotted right away? Also is there specific soil I need? This is my first plant so I feel terrible with how it has gone but I really am trying. I noticed when I first bought it had one yellow leaf on it already. I followed what I read on google but still looks terrible. (Posting the before at 1week - now) it’s a big difference. #plantcare #AlocasiaLongiloba #AlocasiaAddicts #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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#Alocasia corner!! What up #GregGang , once again wanting to share the progression of my beautiful space with some new additions! I got a beautiful black velvet alocasia from Sprouts last week, and snagged a deal on a dragon scale alocasia from Walmart that was on the discount shelf for $10!! My mickey mouse alocasia looks like its on the comeback with a new leaf that's sprouting (thank goodness because I thought it was done for). #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #AlocasiaAddicts #PlantTherapy
Care Summary for Alocasia longiloba
Alocasia longiloba
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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