Ellie, my Alocasia Regal Shields, is a star at the Jungle Casita so she makes many appearances on the gram and YT. I get questions on how I care for her and while obviously water, light, and humidity are most important, one my of favorite tips is to remove dying foliage. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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🌿 𝗪𝐇𝐘: Alocasias don’t grow too many leaves, so just imagine how much energy your plant could be putting into new growth versus sustaining dying leaves. ⁣Cutting dying leaves promotes new growth and channels your plant energy. ⁣It also is more aesthetically pleasing 😆⁣⁣⁣
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🌿 𝗪𝐇𝐄𝐍: You’ll know it’s time to cut your leaf when it becomes droopy and starts getting kind of mushy. In the video you can see Ellie’s one leaf is to the ground. I’ve cut leaves before they’ve gotten this low, I usually just wait until they get in the way or start looking sad - ha. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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🌿 𝐇𝐎𝗪: Take a sharp, serrated knife and cut the leaf off as close to the base as possible. This is the same for large Alocasias like mine or small ones like a Polly. The base of the leaf will eventually dry out and you’ll be able to pull it right off. On larger plants, it’s pretty cool to see how porous the inside of the stalk after cutting - I wish we had a microscope to take a closer look. ⁣
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If you guys try any of these tips 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐦𝐞 @𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚 #𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚 !! 💚🌿

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