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About Black Stem Elephant Ear
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 macrorrhizos 'Black Stem'
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Stingray, elephant ear, alocasia Stingray, stingwray and Dark Star Elephant Ear

How to care for Black Stem Elephant Ear
How often to water your Black Stem Elephant Ear

every 9
Black Stem Elephant Ear needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Black Stem Elephant Ear in your home

a window
Black Stem Elephant Ear 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.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Black Stem Elephant Ear in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Black Stem Elephant Ear

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 Black Stem Elephant Ear after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What is happening? My black stem alocasia seems to be having some issues. The leaves don't look like they're yellowing, but the stems are flopping. I finally used some old orchid clips to hold them up. But the question remains. What could have caused this?
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This is Eeyore and he’s been on quite a journey. I brought this big guy home in the fall, and he immediately started dying. Nothing I did made him happy. But after moving him around a lot, I found the perfect spot for him and now he’s thriving. I’m so happy Eeyore pulled through!!! 😁🪴 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantRescue #NewGrowth #PlantLove #BlackStemElephantEar
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I cant believe it, but Eeyore is getting ANOTHER new leaf!!! He just popped one out a couple of weeks ago. I’m a proud mama this morning! 🥺😍 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewLeafAlert #FreshLeafFriday
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This is my alocasia Polly. Once the leaves fell off and since then (which is a long time ago) there haven’t been signs of new leaf growth.. what can I do to make it grow again? :)
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Next level tips for plant care? In an attempt to be a better plant parent, I looked for more info about my Alocasia Stingray. Today I learned it's normal for it to only have a few leaves at a time when it's young and the oldest leaf naturally dies back when a new one grows. So glad it's the plant and not me, lol 😅 Fertilizer is particularly important during growing season as apparently it's a hungry plant and this will help it grow bigger so it can eventually sustain more leaves. I've been giving mine a low dose of seaweed fertilizer over the year I've had it and it seems happy so far. Now I just need the patience for it to get bigger! 🌿 Plant friends, what have you learned from having this particular plant that has helped you successfully care for it? #StingrayElephantEar #alocasiastingray #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #plantsmakepeoplehappy #greggerssupportinggreggers
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The new shelves are up & the babies aren’t freaking out over the move quite yet… hopefully they transition ok! #shelflove #HappyPlants #TheThread #PlantAddict #AlocasiaAddicts #GregPlantShop
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Yellowing leaves… help!! Yellowing leaves? Help!
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AWEEEEEE My Baby is Crying 🥹 #blackvelvetalocasia #plantsmakepeoplehappy #happyplants #alocasiaaddicts #guttation #freshleaffriday
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Not a happy baby! I have left her alone since I’ve got her but she got worse, I have cut off the leaves that were really bad and gave her a good water! Hopefully she will survive but we shall see, I did contact the company regarding this and they did give me a refund which was really nice!
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Picked up these beauties today
Care Summary for Black Stem Elephant Ear
Black Stem Elephant Ear
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
