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Ordered this alocasia Hilo beauty online and it didn’t su...

Ordered this alocasia Hilo beauty online and it didn’t survive the trip 😭 trimmed it down and gave it a thorough watering. It looks like it had new growth so wanted to try my hand at rehabilitating this baby. Is this salvageable? Or am I wasting my time? #Alocasia #HiloBeauty

Miley

Alocasia

4ft to light, indirect

4” pot with drainage

Last watered 1 year ago

1Y ago

Josh

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1Y ago

@ClassyBunyapine

Ok. I would try to get the roots out to see what’s going on. You may have soggy roots or rot or fungus. Then, remediate the problem and salvage the roots with stimulating chemical. I’d plant this in a plug first, then if it grew back put it in chunky soil that you can’t overwater.

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1Y ago

@DapperPineapple

I've revived my Hilo a couple times (nursing it back sometimes, sometimes just buying a new one). These cuties are verrrry sensitive to root rot. I'd treat it like a dehydrated person, slowly reintroducing more water. Also if it's close to the window, once the set of leaves you have open up, I'd also pull it slightly farther from the window so it can focus more on roots rather that pushing out new leaves.