What’s wrong with her 🥺
Hey y’all were in need for some advice 🥺
My velvet alocasia was my prize plant for months now and she even started sprouting a new stem!!! About 3 days ago I noticed the leave was very very droopy around it’s watering day.
I watered her and put her in a little better light but nothing happened.
I then propped the leave up and it didn’t help it just started curling more.
I uppotted her last night and this is where we’re at.
I am noticing the stems becoming just barely a little whiter too 😢
Any advice for this baby girl would be more than appreciated. Thank you in advance!!
#AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #BlackVelvetAlocasia
My velvet alocasia was my prize plant for months now and she even started sprouting a new stem!!! About 3 days ago I noticed the leave was very very droopy around it’s watering day.
I watered her and put her in a little better light but nothing happened.
I then propped the leave up and it didn’t help it just started curling more.
I uppotted her last night and this is where we’re at.
I am noticing the stems becoming just barely a little whiter too 😢
Any advice for this baby girl would be more than appreciated. Thank you in advance!!
#AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #BlackVelvetAlocasia
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
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Hi, @PoetSnowpeas Andrea, the plant card says it’s a queen Anthurium which requires more frequent watering than the Velvet Alocasia. I’m going to agree with @KrunchyWrapz about the positive overwatering due to the fact that queens are watered much more often than the black velvet. This applies IF you are following the suggested watering of the queen rather than the Alocasia. You are also getting another leaf. What this plant does is lower the leaf to make room for the new upper leaves. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s normal. I know when some plants are developing that new leaf because they drop the leaves as in lower them to allow more light to get to the new formation. Also, your plant is utilizing more nutrients at this time. I’m not sure what your medium is. I do know that the medium for alocasia is similar for the Anthurium - a slightly chunky mix of orchid bark with charcoal chips, Sphagnum miss, Leca, and pumice or volcanic stone to keep friction low when watered. Queens don’t like being dried out completely but the Black Alocasia doesn’t mind it. I’m concerned that the watering conditions are off because of the improperly identified plant species on the card if you are following that.
This alocasis’s leaves often cup a bit and backwards curling happens when they are underwatered or getting too much light. You say you are under watering but by how much? Each plant type requires different things. Please update your card for appropriate suggestions on its care, including light and water frequency. I feel that once you find tune the card, you’ll get better guidance from the app. Btw, Welcome to Greg! We are all here to help one another and grow together! Best of luck and Happy Growing! 🌿
This alocasis’s leaves often cup a bit and backwards curling happens when they are underwatered or getting too much light. You say you are under watering but by how much? Each plant type requires different things. Please update your card for appropriate suggestions on its care, including light and water frequency. I feel that once you find tune the card, you’ll get better guidance from the app. Btw, Welcome to Greg! We are all here to help one another and grow together! Best of luck and Happy Growing! 🌿
It could be overwatering. Since your pot doesn't have any drainage you have to adjust your watering schedule in a completely different way bc your water will sit at the bottom and just keep the soil saturated amd cause bacteria and fungi. The soil looks really really wet too. I would take it out, wash the roots, examine to see if there is any rot ,(brown mushy bits). Let me know if there is and we can go from there. Be very very very careful when removing from the pot and handling the leaves. They are sensitive and even more so with it being unhappy and weak right now
@KrunchyWrapz the pot has multiple drain holes and it was reported last night less than 10 hours ago and freshly watered.
I also did this the day it needed to be watered as well so I don’t believe over watering has been an issue. If anything I could see underwater if just because I’ve been insanely anal about not watering this baby too much 🥺
I also did this the day it needed to be watered as well so I don’t believe over watering has been an issue. If anything I could see underwater if just because I’ve been insanely anal about not watering this baby too much 🥺
Hey Andrea, curling leaves can be caused by a range of factors. From the plant card I can see that there is no drainage hole in your pot. Overwatering is a major cause of leaf curling and will eventually lead to root rot.
I’d recommend moving the plant to a pot with drainage holes.
Please keep in mind, low humidity, too much light, and under watering also cause leaf curling. However based on your plant card I believe it may be overwatering.
Hope this helps, happy growing!
I’d recommend moving the plant to a pot with drainage holes.
Please keep in mind, low humidity, too much light, and under watering also cause leaf curling. However based on your plant card I believe it may be overwatering.
Hope this helps, happy growing!
Well, if her roots are fine, my guess is not enough humidity. How much humidity do you have around her? If it's less than 60%, bet that's your problem. These guys are from an environment that has a lot of humidity and warm weather, so adding a good humidifier and a terrarium of some kind will help her thrive. you'll have a much happier plant if you do.(oh and do not forget to add a fan or some way of adding air circulation or you may have fungal or bacterial issues to deal with to boot.)
In general, when you get a new plant, it's a really good idea to do some research about where they originate from and mimic that environment as best as you can. Also, doing things like moving a plant and repotting adds stress and can compound whatever problem you may be having for any plant.
Let me know if you have further questions & I’ll help you best I can ... good luck & happy planting!
In general, when you get a new plant, it's a really good idea to do some research about where they originate from and mimic that environment as best as you can. Also, doing things like moving a plant and repotting adds stress and can compound whatever problem you may be having for any plant.
Let me know if you have further questions & I’ll help you best I can ... good luck & happy planting!
@KrunchyWrapz ahhh yes the profiles have definitely not been updated as frequently 😅
It been originally 2-3 ft away from my grow light and near a heater not a humidifier and she’s been thriving. The only big change has been a huge drop in temperature but i thought I’ve been keeping the house warm enough for it not to bother the plants 🥴
I moved it closer to the light after the repot so it’s roughly 2 ft away now and the room stays around 68-70 degrees with no humidifier. Again it’s been thriving in these conditions since October. I’ll throw the humidifier on now I haven’t even thought to use it 🤦🏼♀️
Thank you!
It been originally 2-3 ft away from my grow light and near a heater not a humidifier and she’s been thriving. The only big change has been a huge drop in temperature but i thought I’ve been keeping the house warm enough for it not to bother the plants 🥴
I moved it closer to the light after the repot so it’s roughly 2 ft away now and the room stays around 68-70 degrees with no humidifier. Again it’s been thriving in these conditions since October. I’ll throw the humidifier on now I haven’t even thought to use it 🤦🏼♀️
Thank you!
@Plantoholic I’m noticing I haven’t actually updated the plant cards itself for a while now 🤦🏼♀️
Drainage holes are there and have been for a while. But I’ve had zero humidity since October and she’s been thriving.
I’m going to have to throw the humidifier on and cross my fingers! Thank you!
Drainage holes are there and have been for a while. But I’ve had zero humidity since October and she’s been thriving.
I’m going to have to throw the humidifier on and cross my fingers! Thank you!
@FlashyKatsura omg a terrarium is genius I didn’t even think of that and the humidifier hasn’t been ran in months.
This plant has been growing amazingly since October it was just about 72 hours ago she started declining 🥺
This plant has been growing amazingly since October it was just about 72 hours ago she started declining 🥺
@AnthuriumQueen Hello!! Wow a lot of knowledge to take in with this one I really appreciate it!
The store I got her from claimed she was a black velvet and they are a pretty substantial small business so I’ve actually been going off of their recommendations which is letting it dry out or at least the first 2” of soil and then re water. It is in a chuncky bark perlite sphagnum blend and drains through very well. It doesn’t get soggy at all.
I say I’m underwatering because again I’m going off of the black velvet and I won’t water until the day after I notice it needs water just to be on the safe side.
But if this is not a black velvet then I am 1000% underwatering it!
The new leaf growing and the older leaf moving out of the way makes so much sense!!
I have updated the card also. It honestly took me a few minutes to figure out even how to edit it 😂
I appreciate your help!
The store I got her from claimed she was a black velvet and they are a pretty substantial small business so I’ve actually been going off of their recommendations which is letting it dry out or at least the first 2” of soil and then re water. It is in a chuncky bark perlite sphagnum blend and drains through very well. It doesn’t get soggy at all.
I say I’m underwatering because again I’m going off of the black velvet and I won’t water until the day after I notice it needs water just to be on the safe side.
But if this is not a black velvet then I am 1000% underwatering it!
The new leaf growing and the older leaf moving out of the way makes so much sense!!
I have updated the card also. It honestly took me a few minutes to figure out even how to edit it 😂
I appreciate your help!
@PoetSnowpeas It’s definitely a black velvet. I have this plant. I also have the queen Anthurium. They are completely different in care. The plant card on the app is saying it’s a queen. That may affect your care if you follow it.
Good to know it’s a good mix and that it has drainage. If it’s not getting enough light, it’s the equivalent of overwatering because it’s not using up the nutrients but I can’t say it’s for sure unless you see yellowing of foliage.
I think it’s your new leaf. All of my black velvets lower their leaves to make room for the new one. My anthuriums do the same. I think you’ll be alright. I think you did well in asking and I feel everyone gave excellent advice.
Just keep an eye on it. And make sure it gets food not fertilizer when it’s trying to produce new foliage. It’s not a super heavy feeder on the list but it is definitely using up nutrients. If the leaf were about to perish or be fully sacrificed, it would start to yellow near the stem and lose it’s dark velvet green color. It would lower itself very quickly first unless it’s a disease that compromised it. In this case, it looks like it’s just making way for the new leaf. Give it a bit more light and being that I don’t know where you are, what your humidity is like, watch the watering. Once the new leaf develops, the old one won’t pop back up but do make sure you feed it a very low dose of a balanced plant food (again, not fertilizer) to help them keep strong roots. And if you lose all leaves at one point or another, it has corms so you’ll more than likely get another plant after a while. They’re fairly resilient unless you really underwater or overwater.
All of mine have dry medium right now and they do well that way because our humidity is literally 52-57% at my exact location. This is why fine-tuning your plant card is important. You do have a black velvet but your card is saying otherwise on the app. 😅
Good to know it’s a good mix and that it has drainage. If it’s not getting enough light, it’s the equivalent of overwatering because it’s not using up the nutrients but I can’t say it’s for sure unless you see yellowing of foliage.
I think it’s your new leaf. All of my black velvets lower their leaves to make room for the new one. My anthuriums do the same. I think you’ll be alright. I think you did well in asking and I feel everyone gave excellent advice.
Just keep an eye on it. And make sure it gets food not fertilizer when it’s trying to produce new foliage. It’s not a super heavy feeder on the list but it is definitely using up nutrients. If the leaf were about to perish or be fully sacrificed, it would start to yellow near the stem and lose it’s dark velvet green color. It would lower itself very quickly first unless it’s a disease that compromised it. In this case, it looks like it’s just making way for the new leaf. Give it a bit more light and being that I don’t know where you are, what your humidity is like, watch the watering. Once the new leaf develops, the old one won’t pop back up but do make sure you feed it a very low dose of a balanced plant food (again, not fertilizer) to help them keep strong roots. And if you lose all leaves at one point or another, it has corms so you’ll more than likely get another plant after a while. They’re fairly resilient unless you really underwater or overwater.
All of mine have dry medium right now and they do well that way because our humidity is literally 52-57% at my exact location. This is why fine-tuning your plant card is important. You do have a black velvet but your card is saying otherwise on the app. 😅