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About Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis'
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 nebula 'Imperialis'
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Elephant's Ear 'Imperialis' and Jewel Alocasia 'Imperialis'

How to care for Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis'
How often to water your Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis'

every 9
Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis' 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 Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis' in your home

a window
Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis' 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 nebula 'Imperialis'

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 nebula 'Imperialis' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Are we done for? You can see Octavia’s progression from December to February. She’s grown substantially but most of the leaves are looking pretty poorly. She arrived with a couple powdery spots but I wasn’t sure if that meant anything. I’m pretty new at plants, so I just follow what Greg says to do 😂 Can someone advise? #AlocasiaAddicts
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Got a beautiful Alocasia Nebula for Christmas and would love some advice on how to help it thrive!! #Alocasia #plantcare #HappyPlants
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Is this an infection? It started as the tiny dot on the bigger leaf and I’ve watched the dot grow bigger and bigger. Then I noticed the tip of the leaf started browning and now the smaller second leaf has started to brown. I’d like to catch whatever this is before it spreads to my main leaf and the new one I just had develop #Alocasia #browningleaves
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Why is my plant leaves dripping? My plant leaves seem to be dripping water. Is that normal? I tried to take a picture the best I could have the water droplet at the end of the leaf.
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Alocasia Corms Found 3 when repotting newly purchased pink dragon and Polly . Now what? I put them in moistened spagnum moss last night. Not sure what to do next #AlocasiaAddicts #AlocasiaPinkDragon #AlocasiaPolly #corms
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Mold, right? Repotted this plant over the past weekend. It was struggling in its terracotta pot and when repotting I saw there was mold. Rinsed the roots with water, but didn’t do anything more serious than that. Now after 5-6 days I’m seeing this throughout the pot. What is the best way to get rid of the mold?
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How’s he doing? #ZebraElephantEar I have the biggest freshest leaf but it’s leaning so hard into the sun and is curling inward. Looks very healthy! But what does he want? I did do an extra watering and then moved to bathroom for more humidity (where it’s at now is 60-70, bathroom ranges 80-90) Anything else I need to do?
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I have a leaf turning black- any ideas? #AlocasiaAmazonica
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My once spider mite infested plant….now thriving from a corm!🫰
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Please help alocasia beginner I went away for a bit on vacation and my neighbor watery my plants. Unfortunately Sammy my #Alocasia got root rot😮💨 Help!!! I think he can be saved! #unhappyplants #Alocasia #HappyPlants
Care Summary for Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis'
Alocasia nebula 'Imperialis'
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.
