Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear
About Alocasia 'Sumo' 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 'Sumo'
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
How to care for Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear
How often to water your Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear
every 9
Alocasia 'Sumo' 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 Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear in your home
a window
Alocasia 'Sumo' 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 Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Alocasia 'Sumo' 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 Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Scarlet has a new leaf!
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Losing too many leaves?! My mythic dragonite was doing wonderful until this winter season. I’ve kept it away from direct light, but wondering if a grow light is needed… seems like it’s getting overwatered, but the soil isn’t moist when I go to water. The two other leaves are growing strong, this would be the second leaf to yellow and die off. Help ?!
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This is in fact a flower, correct? Not an alien? I am absolutely astonished. 1) I had no idea that these things bloomed? 2) I can't manage to keep an anthurium alive to save my life but I can manage a bloom on an alocaisa? 3) I treated this thing for spider mites for weeks and weeks just a couple months ago. Infact I think I stopped looking at it with a magnifying glass just last week! I whole heatedly thought this was a leaf coming in! Does this mean I can relax that the spider mites have successfully been eradicated? Soooooo many QUESTIONS⁉️. I thought I would share because it's actually a REALLY PRETTY FLOWER, HUH? and I am wondering if the color of the bloom varies between the "dragon scale" variants or no? @TheConservator #plantaddict #happyplants #newgrowth #alocasiaaddicts #alocasia #adhdplantlovers
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What's wrong with my baby!! It was fine yesterday.
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Is this plant okay? #AlocasiaAmazonica I got this alocasia from Walmart because it was so pretty, and I know I have to quarantine it but at first glance, does it look like it has spider mites or any other pest issues? It mostly looks like dust on the leaves, but I’m not very knowledgeable on spider mites or pests except for gnats. I didn’t realize one of the leaves was ripped off (you can see in the last 2 photos) until after I got home from buying it :( It has been repotted into a newer, chunkier soil by the way.
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Got an Alocasia ‘Black Velvet’ yesterday. Meet Persephone! But look at that new leaf- I don’t think she likes me very much. 😆 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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What to do? I brought this alocasia home last week. The big leaf now turned yellow. What should I do? It is under a grow light and near humidifier now. The soil is damp to touch but not too wet. I have watered once with #HappyHappyHouseplantFood #AlocasiaAddicts @DreamMachine
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Akila the Jacklyn 💚💚 #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #AlocasiaAddicts #alocasiajacklyn #PlantTherapy #semihydro #GrowLights #PlantShelfie
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My plant has Big brown spots all over the leaves. Is this too much water? I have been watering it using the watering schedule in this app.
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This little sprout just got here from Florida today. Spent a week in transit during a snow storm, fingers crossed I can baby her enough to thrive! Wish me luck 🫠🌱 #AlocasiaAddicts #variegatedplants #RarePlants #HappyPlants
Care Summary for Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear
Alocasia 'Sumo' Elephant Ear
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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