I killed my first Alocasia, now that I own over 40 plants I took the leap again and my plant loves me, it’s as if they know if you’re a beginner. My plant is about 5 ft tall and the leaves are bigger than my head. 🐘🐘🐘Thanks for the video, feel better!
Hey, same here! Lost an Alocasia on beginning of my plant journey and just decided to try again with an Ivory Coast (only ~20 USD) so worth the risk. So far so good after 2 weeks...Happy your leap ended in a positive place 😁😃😊
I got my Alocasia about five months ago and she has been the most stress free plant. It dropped one leaf when I brought it home and that was it. I bottom water with pretty hard tap water, and I had it about three ft from an east facing door, so it got a little sun burn but she didn't really mind it bc she keeps putting out new leaves😅😅 I have it in cactus mix with lots of perlite and some spag. I think it's the most laid back Alocasia X)
I hope you feel better soon! I just wanted to say that I never had any problems with any of my alocasias. I have the cuprea, regina, silver dragon, amazonica, macrorrhiza, stingray, zebrina... and I've never had any bad expieriences with them. They also never go in dormancy en spring out new leaves all the time. I consider all my alocasias as the easiest plants I own. I water them when I think about it and I live in Belgium so the climate isn't perfect either. It's weird how some plants do better with some people or in certain houses! But good luck to every alocasia owner! If they are happy they are so rewarding!
Marthe Hi, I’m in America, and like you I water them when I think about it. They’re all outside, we’re in Florida so we get lots of rain now this time of year, September, and we have 9 or 12, if you count the babies about 3” tall probably more! The biggest one has leaves roughly 4’long.
Me, stacking all my plants in a temperature and humidity controlled room with grow lights to supplement the short sun time, my alocasia has put 4 leaves this 2 months! I am so happy.
i fell in love with the alocasia black velvet, being goth the entire aesthetic of it just captured me. i’m now planning on expanding my plant collection with a lot of alocasia’s because they’ve completely captured me, praying i won’t kill them though
If anyone is looking for care on the dragon scale they seem to be a bit different. More succulent and like to dry out a bit more. Also potting in a aroid mix of potting soil, perlite, orchid bark and moss for a more airy mix looks well. Also potting in terra-cotta saved my dragon!
Thank you so much! My partner and I just bought 2 alocasia and 2 calathea plants and this video made us feel so much more confident about caring for them. Slay!
I'm my very limited experience in plant care, I've learned that dark leaves prefer less light (such as shade or in direct light) and light leaves prefer more light. This seems to apply to my indoor plants so far.
So like many people I only got into plants last year in lockdown 😂 I've been shielding and missed new plants so decided I was going to risk ordering a random 'green plant' in my sainsburys food shop and I got very sad and soggy alocasia 😂 it's leaves are browning. I always loved these guys but never bought one as I'm happy with my calathea being my problem babies 😂 I took it out of its pot to check the roots and they seemed mostly fine, I repot and it's drying up nicely but it still looks sad with the leaves browning more. I would really like to save this baby because it is absolutely stunning so I am watching your video and so far you seem to go into way more detail than anyone else Ive watched so thank you!
My very first plant was Alocasia macrorrhizos, picking up a small stem from outdoor. I named her Diana. She's extremely easy-going, tolerating high and low humidity, over and under watering, light and heavy soil, full sun and low light, etc. When I was in my twenties, I went for a business trip for two months without asking someone to take care of my plants, and she was still alive and well when I was back. Two decades have passed and she's still with me, giant and healthy, and she has produced numerous babies over the years. So I guess if someone's looking for an easy-going alocasia, Alocasia macrorrhizos it is. It's the easiest not just among all alocasias, but among the entire house-plant universe.
Mainly orchid grower, transitioning into other tropicals; Misting is very good for most tropical plants. Rot and fungal problems are the bane of an orchid collectors life. Small fans that don’t push leaves around but just move air change your grow space drastically. Plants can’t have the same single water drop sitting on the same exact spot for a day without consequence. You know this obviously (pathogens, fungus, edema...). I also use an aerosolized water sprayer (we barbers and stylist use them) it’s a gentler, finer mist. You could mist 5x a day inside and it would dry between each time and the plants love this! Also if you use 0 TDS water “pure” water of course this most closely simulated mist, and rain... Your channel is the best! Please keep sharing and thriving!
Just came from Jenna Marbles and this video is perfect :D I just got my hands on an alocasia sanderiana yesterday and I didn't know that there is so much to consider about this type of plant. I'm so excited! :3
I have shared my flat with a group of Alocasia Portodora for a year. They each are at differing stages of maturity in the same pot, which provides a great show. The older plant produces a leaf just under 50cm along the spine. In summer, I can enjoy up to 3 leaves per plant at one time, which I am very proud of. The best thing I have done is potting them in a tall 75cm self watering pot with a 7.5 litres storage.This type of Alocasia is very forgiving and can thrive in direct sunlight provided you keep the tank full. Its like having a little bit of Amazonia in your living room!
New to houseplants but so glad I started with alocasia! Even though they require more frequent checks, once you figure out what it’s saying it needs, they become easy since like you said, they’re all very similar
Because if this video made me collect alocasias. Now I love them so much and my collection keeps growing as too obvious in my YT channel and can’t wait for my Zebrina reticula the same size like yours. Kaylee, thank you for poting all this helpful videos for all of us plant lovers.
I've watched this 5-6 times maybe to always remind me if my care practice is still right. Today, I noticed that the bottom leaf of my BlackVelet is very droopy. Started watering it but cant seem to find the answer. Then to my surprise I saw a small leaf growing. So Kayle, you're right about the thirsty, eye level part of this video
You are soooooo good. Thorough. And honest. And love your answer to an easy alocasia- pick up a common alocasia. Really honest legit answer. Someone lesser would have copped out or made up some bs answer. Your quality video and consistency of that quality - cause fake people tend to he good once or twice but then they slip and get lazy - impresses me. Feel better! Hope uve recovered by now. Love your plants!!!!
Just a different point of view here. I found for both alocacia and calethea if they don't do well in soil, take the out put them straight into water for a couple of weeks and then move them to semi-hydro leca. I have had to rescue a pink dragon alocacia, white star calethea and calethea ornata due to spider mites, over watering or not enough humidity. They are now thriving. I do have 4 other alocacia in regular soil (Chunky well drained mix) in Bright northern light (I'm in Texas) and one under a covered area outside facing south. All of them looking good and loving life. So far, no casualties and hope to keep it that way.
In my opinion, Polly's are a little harder because they're more picky about their watering. My Regal Shield and Low Rider Alocasia's do well even with slight neglect lol. Love your video! :)
This was very informative! I have an elephant ear alocasia and made the mistake of overwatering it when I first got it home. So many leaves turned yellow and went to mush. Thankfully the plant bounced back and now I've got like 10 new leaves/stems popping up. Was looking to see if I should repot it or not so thank you for the tip about keeping them tight but not rootbound/roots out the bottom.
I'm a bit late into alocasia, but I've been scrounging for advice and tips for what feels like a week and am SO HAPPY to see you have a video on them. No idea how it took so long to find this video.
Thank you so much for making this video! I got an aleocasia the day before you uploaded your rare plant: aleocasias video and I have been subscribed since 😊🌱. I’m so happy with mine, and I’m trying to do tons of research to make sure my plant is as happy as it can be! This one is very helpful! I love your videos, and I hope you feel better!
My brother just recommended your channel and omg I learned so much from you! Thank you so much! I’m a beginner in taking care of plants and without any knowledge bought my Zebrina! It’s got leaves unfurling but I got 2 stems already like dead looool. I’m probing it everyday to check! Fingers crossed I don’t kill it! 🙈
I have one allocasia Polly, which seems to love me so I just ordered a zebrina, not knowing that Alocasias are sensitive-mine must love its space, but have only had it a couple of months-thanks for the tips! I’ll be picking up a water gauge before the new one arrives. I absolutely love my Polly....
I bought a Polly to test how and if I could care for it. It has Yellow spots and you answered my question. I fine it difficult to know where to put my Alocacia and atm it is in the kitchen because it has the most humidity. I watch it like a Hawk and have moved it about a zillion times😂. Thank you so much very informative. Hope you are feeling better 😊💚
I must say this is the most helpful (and inspiring) video on alocasias I found so far. Thank you! ☀️ My alocasia curly bambino died almost two months ago 😢 (initially I thought it went dormant, but it turned out that I overwatered it after it lost its leaves and it simply rotted away...), and I decided to wait with getting another alocasia until spring comes. Now - I'm tempted to try again, this time with A. Polly. I've never had any problems with my marantaceae plants so far * touch on wood * (I have 2 calatheas, 2 ctenanthes, 1 stromanthe, and 1 maranta) even though they're known for being difficult and finicky. Maybe I should give alocasia a second chance... Either way - thank you again! 💚☀️🌿
So sorry about your not feeling well, hope it gets better. I love Alocasia, but I'm not sure if it's too much of a diva for me, I haven't had the chance to try a common one yet, and I have seen these in my Home Depot, so we will see, I love your tips and your videos on care and different plants that are easy to care for and such. Feel better and thanks Kaylee, see you in your next video.
Hi! :) Love your video and content - just a quick request/tip: You should put your time stamps in the video description so we can access it at any point. You should also put a link to things (like your moisture probe) you mention in your video description - would be very helpful.
Thank you for your informative video. I have decided to follow your advice and start with an alocasia amazonica to see how I do with that. Thanks again, I really enjoy your videos.
I would say you were pretty spot on with your comment about getting the hang of your plant and it becoming easier. I have a Frydek on my work desk and it is thriving there!!! It’s a little dry because I don’t have a humidifier in my office so I do find I have to water it often.
I just bought an alocasia Zebrina and your video helped me a lot ! Hope I'll be able to take care of it without killing it. Thank you for all the tips !
Awwww! I understand how u feel. .Alocasia is one of my favorite plants...so I'm interested in knowing how to treat it. In all your pain thank you for taking the time to share Hope you feel better fast
I hope you’re feeling better! I have 2 alocasia frydeks . They got spider mites at the end of last August because they were positioned next to a open southern window . I’m pretty sure they came in that way because my zz plant also got them positioned in another room with the window facing the same direction . I had my frydeks near a humidifier too. My point being the first thing I noticed were yellow spots scattered over some leaves. Later I saw webbing. They’ve been treated and quarantined. One is getting ready to bloom again so I hope they make it. I love your videos! Thanks!
I almost killed my huge alocasia zebrina that I bought in a multistore for 12€... It had like 12 majestic leaves and one by one they became yellow and I had to remove them. There were only 2 leaves left. They where the center ones and the bigger. Now I'm having a little baby leave from that one and I just bought a Amazonica and a Lauterchiana. I hope they survive! Thanks for your tips!
It's quite interesting as a dope grower of 20 years who recently became obsessed with house plants, to see how the legit community do things. I've always considered myself a relatively successful grower, but the secrecy and need for fast turn over with weed has created a completely different method, having said that, all of the new techniques I've discovered in relation to house plants has drastically modified the way I go about growing my weed. Very interested to see how my new crop does, looking very promising so far. I have well over 100 house plants now 😁
Thank you for actually talking about the alocasia zebrina! I recently bought one on clearance at my local hardware store, not realizing how much work it would take to keep it alive in my house during the winter, and I’ve had such a difficult time finding any useful tips on this particular plant. It’s still struggling a little, but I think once I buy a soil moisture meter and some grow lights it’ll perk up!
Thanks for this video! I thought my Alocasia had rotten roots because the leafs were turning yellow. I checked the roots but they weren't rotten, thankfully. Because of your video I think it might be inconsistent watering
A tip to bump up the humidity, place a shallow tray/dish under the plant filled with pebbles and add water to that, making sure the plant/pot isn't sitting in the water.
It's -40 here in Canada my alocasia ( I got a big Al too) just sprung a new leaf...so definitely not in dormancy haha I have no clue why it's doing so well
Hi fellow Canadian! All my plants are perking up in spite of the cold outside. I think it's because the days are starting to get longer and the sun (when it's out) is starting to feel warmer inside, if that makes sense.
@@deanna1904 Due to global warming, the heat from the sun is stronger now in February then it used to be, so even if it is -15 (Manitoba) the heat coming in the window is quite wonderful and I think the plants enjoy that.
Hey! Im also Canadian, but I live in the UK now. Maybe you can help me out. My mom and I are both really into houseplants and I want to send her a new plant (its tradition when Im home visiting to get her one). But Im not sure of the online plant market there as I got into plants while living here. I looked online to maybe send her a cutting, but etsy was lacking. Can you (or any other fellow Canadians in here recommend a good affordable online shop to send my mom a little something?
I have one Alocasia and that's the Grey Draonscale. I personally found him super easy to care for.... It gave me three baby corms and I've since then propagated them and threw them into moss. One has finally unfurled a baby leaf and looking gorgeous! I did have a fungal issue months back because I sprayed it quite often when the weather was damp and cool in my room. I had to cut off 3/4 leaves. I think by doing so my plant went into a good kind of shock and actually the newest leaf is MUCH bigger than the old one and has three new growths as well! Overall, very simple. I find they are thirstier than other plants, but so important to give them a good aroid mix. Their roots will be happy. Ive a Insta if anyone is interested in seeing the progress!
Ya, I'm on my second try with the "Polly". I just love the look of these so much....I know I overwatered last time...this time I've done more research and will watch it more closely. Thanks for all your advice! :-)
I'm amazed how well my Maharani is doing. I found less is more. It sits in a bright corner of my bedroom in a self watering pot. In fact, it's doing so well, it now has at least 4 flower buds busting from the center. Not the prettiest of flowers I have to say. Almost alien looking. But it's telling me it's healthy. My Q is, what to do when the flowers have died off? Should I cut the stem back? I don't want to hurt the plant as a whole. Yet, I feel if left alone the plant itself and leaves will suffer. I'm also not sure if it's gotten to big for it's pot. It was mentioned it likes to be confined. But how confined? When is it time? I suppose, if it's do well, I should just leave well enough alone.
I shall be green with envy for you Alocasia owners. Alocasia are spider mite magnets this part of the world in Singapore, so it's super weird cos we are constantly humid. I shall just drool 🤤 over them here. Thank you for making the videos of them. Sending love from this sunny island.
Thank you for this! You are well-spoken and very thorough with your care tips. I agree with your comparison to sansevieria for potting tips. I think their rhizomes are similar. I have a polly/amazonica in a shallow pot and it's pushing up shoots like my sansevieria. And I made the mistake of thinking the polly was easy because they are so abundant in nurseries here in U.S. Almost lost it until I added the humidifier and watering more. It's a happier plant now. Looking forward to the next video-you have a great channel.
My easiest alocasia ever has been my regal shields, one of my easiest plants on regular houseplant soil. All my others ones are trickier and are now in pon, which has made the watering a non-issue.
People looking for easy alocasia - I've found Yucatan princess and cuprea easy to care for, actually some of my easiest plants! The dragonscale is another issue though...
Love all your plants. Good video because I have a basic Alocasia. And you just verified what I was thinking on the yellowing of my Alocasia - underwatering. Thanks for that video.
Thanks for making this video. I have what I believe is an African Mask alocasia and I’ve nearly lost it a couple of times now. I seems my house is just too cold and they go dormant in winter. I did have luck with planting it in a upright 40 gallon fish tank as an indoor terrarium. It really thrives in there. I moved it out because it got so big but I guess it’s time to move it back
I also have read and experienced, that low humidity causes the very top of a leaf to dry, get light and cruspy. When the sides of a leaf go brown, it's usually a sign of too much chemicals in water. And when the leaf goes yellow - that's overwatering.
This has been so helpful one of mine went totally dormant and I put it in a plastic bag on a heat mat and it's coming back when spring gets here I will take it out. I also did this to some of my other plants and they also are coming back 3 of them are the prayer plants I couldn't believe my eyes. Your awesome thanks.
Very formative video! I hope your back get better soon. I've never had alocasia and now that I have one this video came out which is very helpful. I would like also to see a care tip video for monsteras and philocendrons. Thanks for sharing.
This was a charming and highly informative video. I just brought my first alocasia home and researched it, but I was looking for more. Your video popped up and it was perfect. Thanks.
Great video! I am just getting into alocasias so this is really helpful! I have had an Amazonica for a while now which seems to do great and have calatheas too so I hope I can keep my new alocasias happy.
I heard that as houseplants they don't always go dormat. Mine is happy and doing good. appreciated this information as I am pretty new to this plant. - Ruthie
Awesome video Kaylee. I'd like to see a begonia video. Then again, that might be a never ending series. Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel better soon 💚✋.
Thank you so much for your video and alocasia care tips. By far yours is the most honest. I do struggle with finding the right timing of when to water . I’ve noticed my Alocasia Polly drinks a lot of water but has soft leaves. The moisture meter will show it’s on the dry side when I’ve just watered it 2 days ago. I’m new to alocasia and I will revisit this video every now and then. Thanks again
Your videos are very calming and inspiring. These plants are very common where we are in Bangalore. If you ever plan to come to India you are most welcome to come over here.
ty u help me a lot with ur perfect english , sometimes i cant found info about tropical plants and ur extended explains are so helpfull to me becouse i was probably overwater i know now
I agree with everything you said. My zebrina really does not like getting watered too much and I see the effect of overwatering straight away. Your video was helpful, thanks
after meeting Peter Hall (treebay1) at a plant fair in Manchester a couple years ago and seeing his gargantuan alocasia calidora i fell in love. i bought one. and despite the fact that i could never keep more than 3 leaves on it (as soon as one came in, the previous would die) i decided that i was fit and ready for a buck load more... This alocasia habit intensified over lockdown 1.0. at this point out of about 15 alocasia, including black velvet, cuprea an pink dragon, i have a dragon scale and a silver dragon still standing (just) the leaves are somehow crispy AND have patches of translucence? i seriously dont know what im doing wrong? the house is toasty and the humidity in the plant room is so high that if i threw in some strobe lights i could convince myself i was out out at the club! theyre kept continuously just moist. ive had to just accept that alocasia are not my bag and I'm not allowed to buy more. but for the benefit of keeping those last 2 alive, please someone, tell me what im doing wrong?? either that or send me your postal address and you can watch them slowly die so that i dont have to.
My Zebrina didn't do nothing for months, then shot out two huge leafs right after another. I'm still shook. I thought she might never produce new leafs for me. Well, I been wrong!:D
Didn't know too much about alocasia. Then went to a gardenshop and they had an alocasia amazonica. Or so I thought! Turns out it's a alocasia dragon scale sold at the price of a amazonica.
I enjoyed this video!! I’ve decided I need more experience before trying one of these - so thank you for sharing! I hope you get to feeling better soon!
Discovered you recently, & enjoy all your videos! (Especially the story time - you have the gift of capturing attention:) Love many things about you: your outlook, braininess (mustn't be easy being a computer engineer:), that you made this while in pain, & that you welcome other opinions, & want to form a community here.. 🙏 Be well, good luck, & God Bless!
I have an Alocasia Cullculata and I don't know if I just got a super resilient one but the one I have is impossible to kill. I had it growing in pure water for a few years when I first got him. I then put him in a super dark corner (he was fine). I transplanted him to soil (which led to a bunch of yellowing but he recovered), then moved him back to my window with a bit more light. Didn't water him for 2 months (vacation + friend not watering properly) and his leaves started yellowing and drooping and eventually fell off. I've put him outside in the summertime and his leaves burnt pretty badly from the sun (oopsie), he was again severely under watered (another vacation + different friend with equally bad watering habits) and started drooping, lost leaves and then completely "died". After his "death" I said a prayer and put him in my unheated garage over a full Chicago winter thinking I would recycle the soil come springtime. When spring time came, I picked up the pot and was surprised to see shoots growing out of the bone dry dirt. I re-potted him in a pot WAY too big with bad potting soil and no drainage hole (was all suppose to be temporary) and he started growing very lush, green and very tall. Last year I completely decapitated his 3 inch diameter stalk in the Fall and left him with no leaves, just a stump. He started growing again in the Spring. It's been 3 years and he's still in the horrible dense soil that I overwater (sometimes he just sits in wet, muddy soil) with a big pot and no drainage hole. It's been 3 years since and he's never looked better. Huge leaves, lush, deep dark green, shiny, plump, no brown or yellow anywhere. I've had this plant for about 15 years in total and nothing I've done to this plant has made it skip a beat. Never had any bugs, no diseases, nothing. He just grows and is the easiest plant I've ever owned.
Thankyou so much for sharing so much knowledge about alocasia. Please take care.get well soon. I really appreciate the fact that you took so much trouble to do this video regarding alocasia.inspite of not being well.will keep you in my prayers.
I believe the Wentii is an easy Alocasia. I know for sure that the Pink Dragon is an easy one (with certain care rules applied). I have 2 myself and they just don’t fuss like my zebrina does.
I appreciate the information given. I picked up an alocasia dragon’s breathe from a local nursery and it wasn’t cheap but I fell in love with it so I just went for it. It’s giving out a new leaf and ngl, I’ve been just letting it chill next to my east facing window without checking on its leaves 😓 so, now I’m going to do that LOL.
Watering 1:30
Light 5:38
Humidity 7:00
Fertilising 8:00
(Repotting And Soil 8:58)
Dormancy 11:40
Easy Alocasia 13:40
Spidermites 15:11
Yellow Spots 16:00
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I love it when people put in the time stamps, thank you!!
I killed my first Alocasia, now that I own over 40 plants I took the leap again and my plant loves me, it’s as if they know if you’re a beginner. My plant is about 5 ft tall and the leaves are bigger than my head. 🐘🐘🐘Thanks for the video, feel better!
This is my dream.. thriving huge plants lol. Congratulations on mastering your plant care
PowerInYourCurl thank you. I always say never give up on a plant 🌵🌱😍🌱🌵🌱
Carlos Olea same, now I’m more confident with plants that I’m giving it another go! My problem is getting the watering right. 🌱
Hey, same here! Lost an Alocasia on beginning of my plant journey and just decided to try again with an Ivory Coast (only ~20 USD) so worth the risk. So far so good after 2 weeks...Happy your leap ended in a positive place 😁😃😊
I‘m killing mine right know and still hoping I can save it 😅
Me: I think I’m ready to move onto Alocasias!
You: Alocasias can be similar to calatheas...
Me: never mind!
Jasmin Jn. Pierre 😂😂😂
I wish I watched before I purchased it
@@nancy6734 me too, I'm scared now
Zri 23 they’re so much better than calatheas!
Lmao I just bought one KNOWING FULL WELL why I did idk why 😭😭
I got my Alocasia about five months ago and she has been the most stress free plant. It dropped one leaf when I brought it home and that was it. I bottom water with pretty hard tap water, and I had it about three ft from an east facing door, so it got a little sun burn but she didn't really mind it bc she keeps putting out new leaves😅😅 I have it in cactus mix with lots of perlite and some spag. I think it's the most laid back Alocasia X)
I hope you feel better soon!
I just wanted to say that I never had any problems with any of my alocasias. I have the cuprea, regina, silver dragon, amazonica, macrorrhiza, stingray, zebrina... and I've never had any bad expieriences with them. They also never go in dormancy en spring out new leaves all the time. I consider all my alocasias as the easiest plants I own. I water them when I think about it and I live in Belgium so the climate isn't perfect either. It's weird how some plants do better with some people or in certain houses! But good luck to every alocasia owner! If they are happy they are so rewarding!
Oh good to know this! I just got my first Alocasia Calidora and live in Belgium too. Worried about the lighting though.
Funny! The same here! :)
Marthe Hi, I’m in America, and like you I water them when I think about it. They’re all outside, we’re in Florida so we get lots of rain now this time of year, September, and we have 9 or 12, if you count the babies about 3” tall probably more! The biggest one has leaves roughly 4’long.
agree with you some plants do better with some people, i have alocasia and for me they are the easiest plant to take care of.
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I got so pissed with mine. I chucked it in my garden... it ended up liking the micro climate.
Me, stacking all my plants in a temperature and humidity controlled room with grow lights to supplement the short sun time, my alocasia has put 4 leaves this 2 months! I am so happy.
i fell in love with the alocasia black velvet, being goth the entire aesthetic of it just captured me. i’m now planning on expanding my plant collection with a lot of alocasia’s because they’ve completely captured me, praying i won’t kill them though
Oh my god, I'm well stressed now. Just bought a zebrina and looking up videos about how to care for it.. you've scared me! 😂
Is it still alive till this day?
If anyone is looking for care on the dragon scale they seem to be a bit different. More succulent and like to dry out a bit more. Also potting in a aroid mix of potting soil, perlite, orchid bark and moss for a more airy mix looks well. Also potting in terra-cotta saved my dragon!
Thank you! I just bought one because I've had luck with other alocasia but it was expensive so I'm terrified of killing it!
Your videos are always so well made, edited and planned, love them! Hope you're better soon! Keep up the fantastic work.
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Thank you so much! My partner and I just bought 2 alocasia and 2 calathea plants and this video made us feel so much more confident about caring for them. Slay!
I'm my very limited experience in plant care, I've learned that dark leaves prefer less light (such as shade or in direct light) and light leaves prefer more light. This seems to apply to my indoor plants so far.
Fab video! 💚I love Alocasia.... they are so beautiful. Mine haven't gone dormant yet either which I'm pretty happy about. Roll on Spring! 🌺🌿☀️
Thanks! 🤗 Oh my god.. I dunno about you but I am NOT prepared for spring lol.. I need to sell some plants 😂
So like many people I only got into plants last year in lockdown 😂 I've been shielding and missed new plants so decided I was going to risk ordering a random 'green plant' in my sainsburys food shop and I got very sad and soggy alocasia 😂 it's leaves are browning. I always loved these guys but never bought one as I'm happy with my calathea being my problem babies 😂 I took it out of its pot to check the roots and they seemed mostly fine, I repot and it's drying up nicely but it still looks sad with the leaves browning more. I would really like to save this baby because it is absolutely stunning so I am watching your video and so far you seem to go into way more detail than anyone else Ive watched so thank you!
My very first plant was Alocasia macrorrhizos, picking up a small stem from outdoor. I named her Diana. She's extremely easy-going, tolerating high and low humidity, over and under watering, light and heavy soil, full sun and low light, etc. When I was in my twenties, I went for a business trip for two months without asking someone to take care of my plants, and she was still alive and well when I was back. Two decades have passed and she's still with me, giant and healthy, and she has produced numerous babies over the years. So I guess if someone's looking for an easy-going alocasia, Alocasia macrorrhizos it is. It's the easiest not just among all alocasias, but among the entire house-plant universe.
Mainly orchid grower, transitioning into other tropicals;
Misting is very good for most tropical plants. Rot and fungal problems are the bane of an orchid collectors life. Small fans that don’t push leaves around but just move air change your grow space drastically. Plants can’t have the same single water drop sitting on the same exact spot for a day without consequence. You know this obviously (pathogens, fungus, edema...). I also use an aerosolized water sprayer (we barbers and stylist use them) it’s a gentler, finer mist. You could mist 5x a day inside and it would dry between each time and the plants love this! Also if you use 0 TDS water “pure” water of course this most closely simulated mist, and rain... Your channel is the best! Please keep sharing and thriving!
Just came from Jenna Marbles and this video is perfect :D I just got my hands on an alocasia sanderiana yesterday and I didn't know that there is so much to consider about this type of plant. I'm so excited! :3
Me too.. just bought today because i was attracted to the leaves but now i feel burdened.. ....
Wish me Luck... 😇❤️
Leah V Did it survive?
Actually me three! I bought a huge Alocasia called a California elephant ear I’m nervous to start but excited
I have shared my flat with a group of Alocasia Portodora for a year. They each are at differing stages of maturity in the same pot, which provides a great show. The older plant produces a leaf just under 50cm along the spine. In summer, I can enjoy up to 3 leaves per plant at one time, which I am very proud of. The best thing I have done is potting them in a tall 75cm self watering pot with a 7.5 litres storage.This type of Alocasia is very forgiving and can thrive in direct sunlight provided you keep the tank full. Its like having a little bit of Amazonia in your living room!
New to houseplants but so glad I started with alocasia! Even though they require more frequent checks, once you figure out what it’s saying it needs, they become easy since like you said, they’re all very similar
Because if this video made me collect alocasias. Now I love them so much and my collection keeps growing as too obvious in my YT channel and can’t wait for my Zebrina reticula the same size like yours. Kaylee, thank you for poting all this helpful videos for all of us plant lovers.
same here! Alocasia is my favorite genus now and ive collected so many of them!
I've watched this 5-6 times maybe to always remind me if my care practice is still right. Today, I noticed that the bottom leaf of my BlackVelet is very droopy. Started watering it but cant seem to find the answer. Then to my surprise I saw a small leaf growing. So Kayle, you're right about the thirsty, eye level part of this video
I recently purchased a Polly/Amazonica and I'm really excited to watch this video! There's already so much great information.
You are soooooo good. Thorough. And honest. And love your answer to an easy alocasia- pick up a common alocasia. Really honest legit answer. Someone lesser would have copped out or made up some bs answer. Your quality video and consistency of that quality - cause fake people tend to he good once or twice but then they slip and get lazy - impresses me. Feel better! Hope uve recovered by now. Love your plants!!!!
Just a different point of view here. I found for both alocacia and calethea if they don't do well in soil, take the out put them straight into water for a couple of weeks and then move them to semi-hydro leca. I have had to rescue a pink dragon alocacia, white star calethea and calethea ornata due to spider mites, over watering or not enough humidity. They are now thriving. I do have 4 other alocacia in regular soil (Chunky well drained mix) in Bright northern light (I'm in Texas) and one under a covered area outside facing south. All of them looking good and loving life. So far, no casualties and hope to keep it that way.
In my opinion, Polly's are a little harder because they're more picky about their watering. My Regal Shield and Low Rider Alocasia's do well even with slight neglect lol. Love your video! :)
This was very informative! I have an elephant ear alocasia and made the mistake of overwatering it when I first got it home. So many leaves turned yellow and went to mush. Thankfully the plant bounced back and now I've got like 10 new leaves/stems popping up. Was looking to see if I should repot it or not so thank you for the tip about keeping them tight but not rootbound/roots out the bottom.
I'm a bit late into alocasia, but I've been scrounging for advice and tips for what feels like a week and am SO HAPPY to see you have a video on them. No idea how it took so long to find this video.
Thank you so much for making this video! I got an aleocasia the day before you uploaded your rare plant: aleocasias video and I have been subscribed since 😊🌱. I’m so happy with mine, and I’m trying to do tons of research to make sure my plant is as happy as it can be! This one is very helpful! I love your videos, and I hope you feel better!
This video is helpful! I've been wanting to buy a huge one from my local nursery, I have been hesitant because I don't want to kill it. 🌿
You’re just the cutest. One of my favorite plant channels 💝
My brother just recommended your channel and omg I learned so much from you! Thank you so much! I’m a beginner in taking care of plants and without any knowledge bought my Zebrina! It’s got leaves unfurling but I got 2 stems already like dead looool. I’m probing it everyday to check! Fingers crossed I don’t kill it! 🙈
I have one allocasia Polly, which seems to love me so I just ordered a zebrina, not knowing that Alocasias are sensitive-mine must love its space, but have only had it a couple of months-thanks for the tips! I’ll be picking up a water gauge before the new one arrives. I absolutely love my Polly....
Hope you’re feeling better! Your videos are always so organized, I love it.
one of the best plant channels around
I bought a Polly to test how and if I could care for it. It has Yellow spots and you answered my question. I fine it difficult to know where to put my Alocacia and atm it is in the kitchen because it has the most humidity. I watch it like a Hawk and have moved it about a zillion times😂. Thank you so much very informative.
Hope you are feeling better 😊💚
I must say this is the most helpful (and inspiring) video on alocasias I found so far. Thank you! ☀️ My alocasia curly bambino died almost two months ago 😢 (initially I thought it went dormant, but it turned out that I overwatered it after it lost its leaves and it simply rotted away...), and I decided to wait with getting another alocasia until spring comes. Now - I'm tempted to try again, this time with A. Polly. I've never had any problems with my marantaceae plants so far * touch on wood * (I have 2 calatheas, 2 ctenanthes, 1 stromanthe, and 1 maranta) even though they're known for being difficult and finicky. Maybe I should give alocasia a second chance...
Either way - thank you again! 💚☀️🌿
my pollys are the only ones ive all the way killed. did you try again with any success?
So sorry about your not feeling well, hope it gets better. I love Alocasia, but I'm not sure if it's too much of a diva for me, I haven't had the chance to try a common one yet, and I have seen these in my Home Depot, so we will see, I love your tips and your videos on care and different plants that are easy to care for and such. Feel better and thanks Kaylee, see you in your next video.
Hi! :) Love your video and content - just a quick request/tip: You should put your time stamps in the video description so we can access it at any point. You should also put a link to things (like your moisture probe) you mention in your video description - would be very helpful.
Also, a link to your humidifier
video! Thx! 🌾💜
Thank you for your informative video. I have decided to follow your advice and start with an alocasia amazonica to see how I do with that. Thanks again, I really enjoy your videos.
I would say you were pretty spot on with your comment about getting the hang of your plant and it becoming easier. I have a Frydek on my work desk and it is thriving there!!! It’s a little dry because I don’t have a humidifier in my office so I do find I have to water it often.
I just bought an alocasia Zebrina and your video helped me a lot ! Hope I'll be able to take care of it without killing it. Thank you for all the tips !
Awwww! I understand how u feel. .Alocasia is one of my favorite plants...so I'm interested in knowing how to treat it. In all your pain thank you for taking the time to share
Hope you feel better fast
I hope you’re feeling better! I have 2 alocasia frydeks . They got spider mites at the end of last August because they were positioned next to a open southern window . I’m pretty sure they came in that way because my zz plant also got them positioned in another room with the window facing the same direction . I had my frydeks near a humidifier too. My point being the first thing I noticed were yellow spots scattered over some leaves. Later I saw webbing. They’ve been treated and quarantined. One is getting ready to bloom again so I hope they make it. I love your videos! Thanks!
Glad that I moved to a tropical country where humidity never go below 70% and temp stays between 27 - 30 deg.
I almost killed my huge alocasia zebrina that I bought in a multistore for 12€... It had like 12 majestic leaves and one by one they became yellow and I had to remove them. There were only 2 leaves left. They where the center ones and the bigger. Now I'm having a little baby leave from that one and I just bought a Amazonica and a Lauterchiana. I hope they survive! Thanks for your tips!
It's quite interesting as a dope grower of 20 years who recently became obsessed with house plants, to see how the legit community do things. I've always considered myself a relatively successful grower, but the secrecy and need for fast turn over with weed has created a completely different method, having said that, all of the new techniques I've discovered in relation to house plants has drastically modified the way I go about growing my weed. Very interested to see how my new crop does, looking very promising so far.
I have well over 100 house plants now 😁
Thank you for actually talking about the alocasia zebrina! I recently bought one on clearance at my local hardware store, not realizing how much work it would take to keep it alive in my house during the winter, and I’ve had such a difficult time finding any useful tips on this particular plant. It’s still struggling a little, but I think once I buy a soil moisture meter and some grow lights it’ll perk up!
Getting inspired with this, it's been raining in my place for about 4days now and my Alocasias are outdoor with colocasias,
Thanks for this video! I thought my Alocasia had rotten roots because the leafs were turning yellow. I checked the roots but they weren't rotten, thankfully. Because of your video I think it might be inconsistent watering
A tip to bump up the humidity, place a shallow tray/dish under the plant filled with pebbles and add water to that, making sure the plant/pot isn't sitting in the water.
It's -40 here in Canada my alocasia ( I got a big Al too) just sprung a new leaf...so definitely not in dormancy haha I have no clue why it's doing so well
Hi fellow Canadian! All my plants are perking up in spite of the cold outside. I think it's because the days are starting to get longer and the sun (when it's out) is starting to feel warmer inside, if that makes sense.
@@deanna1904 you could be right even though it's -40 the sun is shining super bright for at least 8 hours
Only certain ones go dormant . I've had my alocasia calidora for over 12 years , never went dormant .
It's all about what u provide ur plant with
@@deanna1904 Due to global warming, the heat from the sun is stronger now in February then it used to be, so even if it is -15 (Manitoba) the heat coming in the window is quite wonderful and I think the plants enjoy that.
Hey! Im also Canadian, but I live in the UK now. Maybe you can help me out. My mom and I are both really into houseplants and I want to send her a new plant (its tradition when Im home visiting to get her one). But Im not sure of the online plant market there as I got into plants while living here. I looked online to maybe send her a cutting, but etsy was lacking. Can you (or any other fellow Canadians in here recommend a good affordable online shop to send my mom a little something?
I have one Alocasia and that's the Grey Draonscale. I personally found him super easy to care for.... It gave me three baby corms and I've since then propagated them and threw them into moss. One has finally unfurled a baby leaf and looking gorgeous!
I did have a fungal issue months back because I sprayed it quite often when the weather was damp and cool in my room. I had to cut off 3/4 leaves. I think by doing so my plant went into a good kind of shock and actually the newest leaf is MUCH bigger than the old one and has three new growths as well! Overall, very simple. I find they are thirstier than other plants, but so important to give them a good aroid mix. Their roots will be happy. Ive a Insta if anyone is interested in seeing the progress!
Just bought a Pink Dragon (a bit of an impulse purchase because I love pink)... This video has frightened me
Literally paused this video to water my alocasia. I thought man it seems dry, but I just watered it. Has a new leaf coming so now this makes sense.
SAME!! LOL
Ya, I'm on my second try with the "Polly". I just love the look of these so much....I know I overwatered last time...this time I've done more research and will watch it more closely. Thanks for all your advice! :-)
I just got a Alocasia Polly today, this video is so informative. Fingers crossed I don't kill it. First time plant buyer.
Brennan Flanders good luck. Tough pick for a first time plant buyer.
I'm amazed how well my Maharani is doing. I found less is more. It sits in a bright corner of my bedroom in a self watering pot. In fact, it's doing so well, it now has at least 4 flower buds busting from the center. Not the prettiest of flowers I have to say. Almost alien looking. But it's telling me it's healthy. My Q is, what to do when the flowers have died off? Should I cut the stem back? I don't want to hurt the plant as a whole. Yet, I feel if left alone the plant itself and leaves will suffer. I'm also not sure if it's gotten to big for it's pot. It was mentioned it likes to be confined. But how confined? When is it time? I suppose, if it's do well, I should just leave well enough alone.
I shall be green with envy for you Alocasia owners. Alocasia are spider mite magnets this part of the world in Singapore, so it's super weird cos we are constantly humid. I shall just drool 🤤 over them here. Thank you for making the videos of them. Sending love from this sunny island.
Thank you so much for the video. Hope you feel better. One my request is for potting soil ( like how to prepare for calathea etc ) . Thanks
very informative! been checking other vids only yours answered my questions.
Thank you for this! You are well-spoken and very thorough with your care tips. I agree with your comparison to sansevieria for potting tips. I think their rhizomes are similar. I have a polly/amazonica in a shallow pot and it's pushing up shoots like my sansevieria. And I made the mistake of thinking the polly was easy because they are so abundant in nurseries here in U.S. Almost lost it until I added the humidifier and watering more. It's a happier plant now. Looking forward to the next video-you have a great channel.
My easiest alocasia ever has been my regal shields, one of my easiest plants on regular houseplant soil. All my others ones are trickier and are now in pon, which has made the watering a non-issue.
People looking for easy alocasia - I've found Yucatan princess and cuprea easy to care for, actually some of my easiest plants! The dragonscale is another issue though...
Love all your plants. Good video because I have a basic Alocasia. And you just verified what I was thinking on the yellowing of my Alocasia - underwatering. Thanks for that video.
I agree with the 8mile rule.
The leaves are very sensitive
Thanks for making this video. I have what I believe is an African Mask alocasia and I’ve nearly lost it a couple of times now. I seems my house is just too cold and they go dormant in winter. I did have luck with planting it in a upright 40 gallon fish tank as an indoor terrarium. It really thrives in there. I moved it out because it got so big but I guess it’s time to move it back
I also have read and experienced, that low humidity causes the very top of a leaf to dry, get light and cruspy. When the sides of a leaf go brown, it's usually a sign of too much chemicals in water. And when the leaf goes yellow - that's overwatering.
This has been so helpful one of mine went totally dormant and I put it in a plastic bag on a heat mat and it's coming back when spring gets here I will take it out. I also did this to some of my other plants and they also are coming back 3 of them are the prayer plants I couldn't believe my eyes. Your awesome thanks.
Thank you!! I just picked one up 3 weeks ago and am doing well with it so far. But I love knowledge, so thank you! 💚
I've read that the alocasia reginula (black velvet) seems to be an easier (not easy) alocasia
Very formative video! I hope your back get better soon. I've never had alocasia and now that I have one this video came out which is very helpful. I would like also to see a care tip video for monsteras and philocendrons. Thanks for sharing.
Tha ks so much for this in depth guide to Alocasia care. It's so helpful and I truly appreciate it😊👍❤.
I love Alocasia, now feel more confident to buy myself one. 👍
This was a charming and highly informative video. I just brought my first alocasia home and researched it, but I was looking for more. Your video popped up and it was perfect. Thanks.
Great video! I am just getting into alocasias so this is really helpful! I have had an Amazonica for a while now which seems to do great and have calatheas too so I hope I can keep my new alocasias happy.
I heard that as houseplants they don't always go dormat. Mine is happy and doing good. appreciated this information as I am pretty new to this plant. - Ruthie
Awesome video Kaylee. I'd like to see a begonia video. Then again, that might be a never ending series. Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel better soon 💚✋.
Thank you so much for your video and alocasia care tips. By far yours is the most honest. I do struggle with finding the right timing of when to water . I’ve noticed my Alocasia Polly drinks a lot of water but has soft leaves. The moisture meter will show it’s on the dry side when I’ve just watered it 2 days ago. I’m new to alocasia and I will revisit this video every now and then. Thanks again
Amazing info - one of the best Alocasia videos that I have seen.
Thanks for the info I just bought a Black Velvet hope you feel better thanks for sharing
Your videos are very calming and inspiring. These plants are very common where we are in Bangalore. If you ever plan to come to India you are most welcome to come over here.
ty u help me a lot with ur perfect english , sometimes i cant found info about tropical plants and ur extended explains are so helpfull to me becouse i was probably overwater i know now
I agree with everything you said. My zebrina really does not like getting watered too much and I see the effect of overwatering straight away. Your video was helpful, thanks
Ur so honest and that's just awesome
My first alocasia was amazonica, no new leaves. I bought cuprea - 3 flowers and 2 new leaves in first 1,5 month.
after meeting Peter Hall (treebay1) at a plant fair in Manchester a couple years ago and seeing his gargantuan alocasia calidora i fell in love. i bought one. and despite the fact that i could never keep more than 3 leaves on it (as soon as one came in, the previous would die) i decided that i was fit and ready for a buck load more... This alocasia habit intensified over lockdown 1.0. at this point out of about 15 alocasia, including black velvet, cuprea an pink dragon, i have a dragon scale and a silver dragon still standing (just) the leaves are somehow crispy AND have patches of translucence? i seriously dont know what im doing wrong? the house is toasty and the humidity in the plant room is so high that if i threw in some strobe lights i could convince myself i was out out at the club! theyre kept continuously just moist. ive had to just accept that alocasia are not my bag and I'm not allowed to buy more. but for the benefit of keeping those last 2 alive, please someone, tell me what im doing wrong?? either that or send me your postal address and you can watch them slowly die so that i dont have to.
My Zebrina didn't do nothing for months, then shot out two huge leafs right after another. I'm still shook. I thought she might never produce new leafs for me. Well, I been wrong!:D
Thank you for all this information! I hope I can keep my first alocasia alive (still a beginner)
I hope you feel better soon. Thank you for all the good information
Thank you for the care tips. I just bought my very first Alocasia.
great information, loved learning about alocasia. Don't own one yet but I'm looking to later this year. Thanks Kaylee!
Didn't know too much about alocasia. Then went to a gardenshop and they had an alocasia amazonica. Or so I thought! Turns out it's a alocasia dragon scale sold at the price of a amazonica.
I enjoyed this video!! I’ve decided I need more experience before trying one of these - so thank you for sharing! I hope you get to feeling better soon!
Discovered you recently, & enjoy all your videos! (Especially the story time - you have the gift of capturing attention:) Love many things about you: your outlook, braininess (mustn't be easy being a computer engineer:), that you made this while in pain, & that you welcome other opinions, & want to form a community here.. 🙏 Be well, good luck, & God Bless!
I have an Alocasia Cullculata and I don't know if I just got a super resilient one but the one I have is impossible to kill. I had it growing in pure water for a few years when I first got him. I then put him in a super dark corner (he was fine). I transplanted him to soil (which led to a bunch of yellowing but he recovered), then moved him back to my window with a bit more light. Didn't water him for 2 months (vacation + friend not watering properly) and his leaves started yellowing and drooping and eventually fell off. I've put him outside in the summertime and his leaves burnt pretty badly from the sun (oopsie), he was again severely under watered (another vacation + different friend with equally bad watering habits) and started drooping, lost leaves and then completely "died". After his "death" I said a prayer and put him in my unheated garage over a full Chicago winter thinking I would recycle the soil come springtime. When spring time came, I picked up the pot and was surprised to see shoots growing out of the bone dry dirt. I re-potted him in a pot WAY too big with bad potting soil and no drainage hole (was all suppose to be temporary) and he started growing very lush, green and very tall. Last year I completely decapitated his 3 inch diameter stalk in the Fall and left him with no leaves, just a stump. He started growing again in the Spring. It's been 3 years and he's still in the horrible dense soil that I overwater (sometimes he just sits in wet, muddy soil) with a big pot and no drainage hole. It's been 3 years since and he's never looked better. Huge leaves, lush, deep dark green, shiny, plump, no brown or yellow anywhere. I've had this plant for about 15 years in total and nothing I've done to this plant has made it skip a beat. Never had any bugs, no diseases, nothing. He just grows and is the easiest plant I've ever owned.
Thankyou so much for sharing so much knowledge about alocasia.
Please take care.get well soon.
I really appreciate the fact that you took so much trouble to do this video regarding alocasia.inspite of not being well.will keep you in my prayers.
I believe the Wentii is an easy Alocasia. I know for sure that the Pink Dragon is an easy one (with certain care rules applied). I have 2 myself and they just don’t fuss like my zebrina does.
I appreciate the information given. I picked up an alocasia dragon’s breathe from a local nursery and it wasn’t cheap but I fell in love with it so I just went for it. It’s giving out a new leaf and ngl, I’ve been just letting it chill next to my east facing window without checking on its leaves 😓 so, now I’m going to do that LOL.
What is ngl