Jewel Alocasia
4.4 out of 5 (26 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
About Jewel Alocasia
The Jewel Alocasia's species name, cuprea, refers to the copper color of the leaves. which deepen to green as the leaf matures. They are native to the island of Borneo and have become increasingly popular as a houseplant in recent years!
Taxonomy
Alocasia cuprea
Alocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Mirror Alocasia, Red Secret, Elephant Ear and Alocasia
How to care for Jewel Alocasia
How often to water your Jewel Alocasia
every 9
Jewel Alocasia 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 Jewel Alocasia in your home
a window
Jewel Alocasia 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 Jewel Alocasia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Jewel Alocasia
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 Jewel Alocasia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Jumbo Alocasia from Trader Joe’s! “Hello world!” — Mothie 😛 I named her Mothie because I found a moth underneath one of the leaves the next morning after I brought her back from TJs. Hence the name. I’m not sure if I should be worried lol ?? In case the moth is eating the leaves ?? So sorry for the dumb question, but I’m new to the plant world. Maybe I should try paying closer attention if there are anymore moths. 😅
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I have spider mites! Any one else able to get rid of them?
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This plant always hated me but I recently went and checked it’s roots and I missed a fabric plug around the roots that the growers left! #deathplug I hope it gets better now, it’s roots were basically nonexistent
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Just got this alocasia elephant’s ear from the nursery today and my son ripped off one of the leafs already 😭😭 #elephantearalocasia
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Alocasia red mambo leaf turning brown and kind of wet/oily Leaf started to brown about 2 weeks ago. I don’t want to lose it :(. I’ve had the plant for 3 months exactly. The brown part is moist as opposed to dry. Soil mix is perlite with some vermicompost and easy draining. I top-down water with rainwater every 3-4 days when top couple cm are dry. Plastic pot has drainage, repotted 2 months ago. Kept indoors at 60-80% humidity and around 86 f / 30 c, 1ft from a North-facing window, no direct light.
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What are these? The Internet says corms, but they're not under the soil and coming directly from the original stem. They look interesting!
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Just rescued Alocasia from the clearance rack!! Y’all! I just rescued this guy from the clearance rack at my local nursery. The guy in the nursery said he was still salvageable with the new growth coming in and the three not dead leaves 😅 I couldn’t pass up the chance for the price! Help me help him. I’ve never had one, and I want to make sure I don’t send him to his grave faster! Do I let him acclimate to his surroundings before doing anything? They watered it yesterday, so the soil is wet, but it won’t stand on its own - are we thinking possibly root rot, or just needs to be replanted? I’m going to research my newbie heart out today, but any and all tips/tricks would be so appreciated!🤗 #AlocasiaAddicts #alocasiaCuprea #HappyPlants #NewPlantMom #Alocasia
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Rehab Alocasia Update/question Here he is tonight. I repotted him this past Friday night, so we are ending day 3, and I’ve now learned that what I thought were new leaves coming in may be blooms instead?? Are all three of these blooms? Do I leave them for him to gain nutrients back, or do I trim them to focus the energy on healing from root rot? His leaves have dropped significantly since repotting, and the largest one is turning yellow all over. I fertilized him weakly when I repotted. I have a humidifier that runs overnight keeping the room he’s in about 50-60%, and have a dimmable grow light next to him for 12hrs. Any additional suggestions or do I just keep watching and praying he recovers? #AlocasiaAddicts #alocasiaCuprea #Alocasia #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #rehabplants #GregGang
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This jewel Alocasia is struggling. It keeps dropping and leaves are dying. I switched to distilled water and that helped a little. Not enough humidity ? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Care Summary for Jewel Alocasia
Jewel Alocasia
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.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 20
Fast grower 16
Survivor 9
Browns easily 6
Pest magnet 3
Blooms easily 2
11/09/2021
He’s a tricky one!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
07/18/2021
One the bulb took off it grew like crazy and I needed to repot just about immediately
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
07/16/2021
Needs to be kept moist and out of direct light. So beautiful but not for beginners. Leaves easily brown for seemingly no reason 😂
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
Pest magnet
07/09/2021
Just an awesome plant, gets so big and it’s such a big toddler! The leaves go up and down and react to everything it’s hilarious! The only child I’ll put up with lol
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
Browns easily
07/07/2021
Very easy to care for!
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
05/26/2021
This is quite possibly the most annoying plant in the world! One minute it’s thriving and the next, it’s virtually dead. It’s so temperamental!
05/11/2021
don't be discouraged if they start losing a leaf or two - they can only support a select number of leaves at a time!
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
04/02/2021
This plant needs to be misted and it needs high humidity! Ends can brown pretty easily but supposedly if you mist it enough that won’t happen.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Browns easily
03/30/2021
I ordered a baby elephant plant from a seller living in Florida. One of the leaves had turned yellow and I thought this baby would die but with some TLC it’s growing a new leaf!
Fast grower
Survivor
03/25/2021
I love this plant so much. The leaves are bigger than my face! I’m surprised at how fast it is growing in the winter.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
02/21/2021
These guys are super prone to a number of pests but Jimmy has recovered from probably 5 separate infestations with no problem.
They like A LOT of light and their super delicate leaves will tell you if they aren’t happy. Very communicative plant and it grows super quickly
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
Pest magnet
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