Alocasia’s leaves are facing down
Hey hi!
I would love to hear your thoughts 🌿
This is my very first Alocasia and despite feeling like it is doing rather well, its leaves occasionally start to droop a fair bit. Contrary to what I feel should be the case, there’s no mushiness to the stems. They are firm! It’s almost like the leaves are too heavy and gravity is forcing the stems down, which also doesn’t feel quite right.
At the moment it’s quite warm where I live. Since I got this beauty a little less than a month ago, it has produced two new leaves and it seems like there are two different shoots near its base. So far, whenever it turned droopy, I gave it some more water and that seemed to allow the leaves to become a little firmer, as those too are quite soft. That would have them perk up again. However, the soil is still damp and has never really dried out between watering.
Before I continuously make a mistake and risk slowly killing my plant, I want to make sure what I am doing is right.
Any thoughts on the best course of action?
#AlocasiaAddicts
I would love to hear your thoughts 🌿
This is my very first Alocasia and despite feeling like it is doing rather well, its leaves occasionally start to droop a fair bit. Contrary to what I feel should be the case, there’s no mushiness to the stems. They are firm! It’s almost like the leaves are too heavy and gravity is forcing the stems down, which also doesn’t feel quite right.
At the moment it’s quite warm where I live. Since I got this beauty a little less than a month ago, it has produced two new leaves and it seems like there are two different shoots near its base. So far, whenever it turned droopy, I gave it some more water and that seemed to allow the leaves to become a little firmer, as those too are quite soft. That would have them perk up again. However, the soil is still damp and has never really dried out between watering.
Before I continuously make a mistake and risk slowly killing my plant, I want to make sure what I am doing is right.
Any thoughts on the best course of action?
#AlocasiaAddicts
2ft to light, direct
Last watered 3 days ago
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@TheConservator It is mainly to the bottom leaves! I did just find a couple thrips on its leaves, so I will start treatments against that right away.
I think it may have something to do with humidity indeed. It’s cooling down now and the leaves are getting firmer again, so perhaps it’s a matter of water evaporating faster than the plant can handle.
If the latter is the case, would you advise against watering the alocasia before the soil has dried? As the problem wouldn’t be related to having too little access to water in the soil …
I think it may have something to do with humidity indeed. It’s cooling down now and the leaves are getting firmer again, so perhaps it’s a matter of water evaporating faster than the plant can handle.
If the latter is the case, would you advise against watering the alocasia before the soil has dried? As the problem wouldn’t be related to having too little access to water in the soil …
@LichenQueen oh yeah mites and thrips love alocasia meat😈! lol I use systemic insecticides and it keeps em at bay it seams if you want to try it. And if you can get it!
@TheConservator Oh my 😂
There were really only a couple and I believe they came in with the plant, but I have had over 50 plants for years now and never had I seen a single thrip, so I’ll be going all out with predatory mites, nematodes, and black soap plant spray in an attempt to smother this before it becomes a genuine problem haha
Either way, thanks for your input! It makes me feel a little more secure about my response haha
There were really only a couple and I believe they came in with the plant, but I have had over 50 plants for years now and never had I seen a single thrip, so I’ll be going all out with predatory mites, nematodes, and black soap plant spray in an attempt to smother this before it becomes a genuine problem haha
Either way, thanks for your input! It makes me feel a little more secure about my response haha
I used sellotape just now haha, but I regularly shower my other plants too so that’s no problem