Alocasia Polly Care Tips / Alocasia Amazonica
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- I picked up this Alocasia Amazonica aka Alocasia Polly several months ago and though I would sit down and talk about some care tips for this elephant ear when being grown indoors. As a houseplant Alocasia amazonica can be a finicky and a tricky plant. Indoor care has some nuances and I'm talking about all of it as I repot mine. This video covers: indoor lighting, humidity, soil, fertilizing etc.
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"...and this Alocasia can also of be kinda of a jerk"
Yes, I too have rude plants and speak of them as such to their faces. Yes.
Awwwwww my girl!!!! This comment is everything!
Lol I actually had a bicker with my husband today. He said I am crazy because I talk to my plants.... I said
"NO, I would be crazy If I thought they were talking back!"
My aloecasia however Jim does hate me and will send me evil energy on the daily. It's the only one of my 30 plants that hates me!!!!
"I love you so much!!! Why wont you accept my love you hateful b***ch lol....
Husband rolling his eyes and muttering "psycho" under his breath. 🤣😂
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@@nibiruthecat7652 😩😂😂😂
I just love your channel because it renewed my love of plants . So far I have acquired 39 new plants over a five week. And watching your channel I have been able to keep them alive and they are thriving . I hope I can maintain this fortune with these lovely plants .
thank you so much! Sounds like you have a great plant collection going on!
I literally bought this plant from Meijer thinking I was going to kill it within a week or less. It was pretty but I kept hearing how difficult they are. I’ve forgotten to water it a billion times, never spray it, and it gets moderate light. It’s going soooo strong! I have no idea what I’ve doing right but I’m glad it’s thriving!
I live in Hawai'i so, most of the time it's normally 80-95 all year round and very humid. Will a Alocasia Amazonica survive? Yes? Got it. Buying one tomorrow then. Lol!! That foliage is too stunning to pass up and I think it'll be happy in my East facing window as the sun rises. Great tips! I approve 🤗🌱💚👏
I’m in Hawaii too and you know how almost everything grows? My first Alocasia died and I can’t figure out what happened. Number two is alive but dropping leaves. Good luck with yours-they are beautiful!
Thank you for saying that this plant is sometime a “jerk”! I love when “plant people” admit that some plants just have attitudes 🤦🏼♀️🤣!!! I was in such a bad mood when I noticed this morning that mine had more dying leaves. I didn’t realize that maybe it’s just winter and is possibly trying to hibernate 🤷♀️… I don’t have a beautiful pond flowing through my house like you seem to have, so I don’t feel so bad that this beautiful plant keeps trying to die on me! You made me laugh and I really needed it! And of course the information you gave!
Thank u! This is exactly the in depth care video I was looking for!
Just got my first Alocasia Polly today. Watched several videos, yours was the best. Thank you!
great creations for your flowers, very inspiring
I purchased one (my first) among many others while here in Florida visiting my children. Will be flying with all of them when I return to WV. Definitely appreciate this video! I sure don’t want to kill it and will do my best to keep it alive. Your Alocasia looks beautiful and healthy! I actually love your channel and I love how you explain things so clearly. 🌱🪴❤️
I just picked one up at Lowes. I will see if I am up to the challenge. Thank you for this great video
Very humorous video. Needed this information as I recently purchased one and want to take good care of it. Yours is lovely. Nice video. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this . I always wanted to know if the soil around the plant should be compact. The repotting process was very helpful
Just got one at Lowes! It's gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing I pick my baby up today.So excited.
How exciting! I'm sure you'll do well with it!
@@TropicalPlantParty Thank letting her dry out bit .
I love your videos! Fun and informative!
Thank you so much, heather!
Very informative video. The Alocasia is pronounced Alo-kay-sia Not Kah-sia. Pronounce the a like in the alphabet. We all mis pronounce names when it is a new word or plant to us. Just in case you didn't know. It is super typical for any plant to do well in winter with grow lights and proper care, even for the Alocasia Polly. My plants double in size over winter with grow lights 24/7
I love Alocasia Polly. I have several!! 🥰
I’d like to ask you when you say a humidifier is great for this plant - how many times a week should I use the humidifier around this plant or in fact generally on humid loving plants??🙏🏻🤞
Enjoyed this video! I killed one a few years back when I had a black thumb, but since I'm doing much better, I decided to pick up one of these guys yesterday.🤞
Thank you! Awesome! They are great, I hope it does well for you!
Hi, thank you for sharing. I have one of the same. When I bought it one leaf was opening and it sent out a new leaf from that same one. The new leaf grew taller, but the two of them never opened up all the way at the tip. Di you have any idea why? I have it about 2 months, maybe early July 2023.
Good to know my other plants won’t eat this. 😂 Great video, just found your channel and subscribed. 🌱🌿🌵👌
love your videos n cheerfulness
😁 thank you, Mana Lani! Hard to be down when nerding out about plants! hope you are staying safe and healthy!
thank you again...helpful and informative video...cheery voice....happy feeling
Hey, I hope you are getting ad money for your mention of Biotone, as I had not heard about it before you talking about transplanting, and I paused your video to check out Biotone. I was impressed and sent myself an email to check it out tomorrow. Great video, very informative!
You are so helpful and always display plant porn in the background. Aah love your garden and greenhouse.
Thank you for the info on feeding my Alocasia's.
Great, informative post. Hope to see more with different plants!
Thank you, Carol!
nice job on the repot, I like the white gravel topdressing!
thanks! I love how that came out!
You are funny! Thanks for the info!
Thank you!
Hey Jeff!
There is an even redder stem version I forgot the cultivar, and greener, wider leaves. So it kinda grows similar to any other alocasia grown as a houseplant, but smaller? I literally had one of those in my cart at Lowe’s a few months ago; I ended up getting clearance spring bulbs...
great plant party...
Thank you again! 🌴🌺🌴🌺🌴🌺🌴🌺
Good video, I could not find a lot about this plant on youtube. . what causes orangey yellow spots in the center of the leaves. similar to the spot on the leaf you took off of yours? and what causes some of the leaves to curl to the side? thanks again for this great and informative video.
Hi Amalia! The curling is natural to their growth habit as the plants mature. The spotting can be for several reasons, in the case with mine I think it was old foliage that was dying off. Other possibilities are things like nutrient deficiencies, stress from being over-watered in the past, fungus, insects, lighting being too strong... there are a lot of reasons they can get spotty. As long as the spots are not on the majority of the leaves, I wouldn't be too concerned about it, and can always just trim unsightly foliage off to be safe as well. :)
Mine gets spider mites pretty bad! I just shower them all off a couple times a month.... it's been working for the last couple years.
I have mine for about 5 to 6 weeks now headed in a south facing window and now it is about 10 feet from that window on top of my wall unit with artificial lighting and it is doing very well . I did lose a baby leave but found that it needs a lot more water when it’s putting out growth
Great information and now I have to move my plant from outdoors.
lol, too wet outside for them?
@@TropicalPlantParty I have them in full sun or pretty close to full sun but they haven't been out in the summer yet. I don't know if they'll make it when it gets that hot.
Hi! I love this plant but the 2 times I purchase one did die also the 2nd one 😣 they start turning yellowish and brown and die!! What I did wrong? ?😦I do great with others, but not this one😞
Your look beautiful I love it 😍
This particular alocasia is very fussy indoors, and even outdoors depending on the climate. Yellowing foliage is often a sign of the roots being wet for too long. If they are in normal household temps they don't need to be watered very often, less is more. I try to water mine at first sign of drooping foliage (which is normally later than i like for most houseplants) and I only give it a heavy enough watering to get see the water move out of the bottom of the pot for a few seconds. Basically I try to avoid soaking and drenching the roots when temps are in the 70sF and below.
You are not alone! Same boat here.... over 30 different houseplants and my aloecasia amazonica is the only one who decides to wreck my head.
question, now that you've had this plant for awhile, can you talk about pests? I heard so many people complain that this plant is spider mites magnet. is it true? can we do anything to prevent that from happening ?
Checking this out Jeff because even in the Tropic it's a finicky butt head🤣. Mine was actually about 3 and a half feet tall and then went dormant. It's chucking out leaves again and I plan to follow yor advice. Thanks!!
I just got one thnx for the tips its leaves are curling what does that mean and I kinda sprayed it with the other plants before I have grow plant lights in my room and it's very hot in here 80 and up its a tropical rainforest in my room lol and I have a mister just need the tips so my plant baby doesn't die thnx Dee ❤️
love this and I am growing this
If you live in an area where there is not a lot of humidity should you get a humidifier for it? I have a small plant like this and i saw another video that said she uses a humidfier since the temp was not ideal for the plant.
Hey Lisbeth! They do respond well to humidity and a humidifier is a good way to help with dry air. Keeping them nestled up with other houseplants also works well.
Thanks for the videos! Can I use tap water on this or does it need distilled water?
@davidk3119 I only use distilled water on mine
I CAN NOT wait till Spring! It has been raining here for 5 years straight...it seem like it anyway!
omg me too Sherry! Only the start of january and im ready to get back outside! Though it is 60 degrees today, but everything is dormant and blah outside!
Such a beautiful plant and a funny owner! Do you have any advice regarding Alocasia Zebrina plants? I had a baby plant which I purchased and kept in the original pot but the leaves dropped and the stem became soggy. The roots were also wet and weak and fell away when I dug out the bulb. So I have a bulb which I cleaned and kept in water and it grew a couple of very little bulby bits. I want to pot it to see if it grows but I have no idea what kind of potting mix to use and whether it’s worth potting. The bulb isn’t soggy. It’s firm and looks bright in colour and healthy. Help? :)
One of the lower leaves on your plant has yellow spots (at around 4:23). My alocasia has the same, why do they appear?
I have this one and its being a huge ass to me. I have a suspicion that I already bought a damaged plant since it had a huge discount and black/yellow spots on leaves
Mine had a few spots on the leaves also,, I’m now down to a stub after cutting the three leaves off 🥲 hoping it will bring out a new shoot 🙏🏼
Normal house temps of 68-72? Oh my that is cold. No, no. 74 minimum, 80 most of the time.😉 They don't grow particularly well in South Florida outdoors, either, unless they're in a rather shady location and in a raised bed or on a slight slope (so water drains away from the plant, otherwise they rot in the summer), they seem to do better as house plants here.
Michael I am glad I read your post because I have my Alocashio outdoors (live in SW Florida) but I bought the plant about 2 months ago. If the summer is too much for it outdoor then I may need to rethink it's location. Thanks 👍👍👍👍.
oh yes, they rot so fast! I'm not surprised to hear that at all.
What kind of elephant ear plants can be kept with submerged roots? I see them in bog filters and shallow ponds but I've heard mixed thing about what kind of care they need.
hi Jake! Black Magic Colocasia does great with the roots submerged.
there's something sticky on some of my alocasia's leaves, any idea what that might be?
Very nice!!!
thanks Darrick!
"I'm not gonna repot it" cut to the alocasia getting rid of her plastic chains
Thank you!!
🤣😂 you're welcome!
Thank you for the tips
No problem!
can I cut off all the leaves? will it die or grow back? I recently purchased because i love it soo much but what i didn't pay attention too was the leaves were not flat and I don't like the way it looks. Thanks!
Hi! I wouldn't recommend cutting of all the leaves of any plant, but this is particularly so with Alocasias! New leaves sprout from the stem of the newest, so if you cut that one of, the whole plant will die. If you have dead or crispy leaves, try cutting them off one at a time as new leaves sprout, and try to increase the humidity around it to avoid leaf burning. In any case, don't feel bad if it doesn't survive -like he said, this plants can be jerks! :)
@@MarianaJSuarezJ Thank you :)
Thank you for the video. Your hand is very interesting.
🤣😂 thank you so much!
What kind of indoor grow light would you recommend for this plant?
Ha Ha you're funny! Thanks for the info on this plant, I have had a couple and they died on me too.
lol, seems to be the case with most people. :)
How long in height will the leaves of alocasia Polly grow
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
How long do you think one can keep a Pothos clipping in water for?
Hi Julie! People sometimes keep them in water almost indefinitely, just make sure to change out the water and not let it go stagnant and gross. :)
Tropical Plant Party thank you ☺️.
I’ve had mine in my fish aquarium for over 3 yrs to help filter out nitrates. It’s thriving so well!
Years, and I've never changed the water. They are stunted, but they have survived. One may get cut apart and soil propagated soon.
Uhh hey, I recently found this video and thought it was very helpful! Though my Alocasia isn’t doing the best.. there were a few kind of rips on the edges (Idk why it happened) and the lowest leaves are turning yellow. I dont know what to do ;w;. It’s been around the 90’s for weather here in California (gosh darnit) Any idea on what’s going on and how I can help? I also saw a few spider mites and sprayed it with some soapy water. Please help ;_;
How big does this species get?
I bought it named African Mask... is that a different one...am I mixed up?
It's the same, I'm pretty sure.
if it looks like the one in the video it is probably the same. The name, 'African Mask' is used on a few alocasias hazardously but the other type has more green foliage and the leaves are held more upright in a more typical Alocasia fashion.
Love this! I just got one of these today. 💚
Top mix -- lol black lava gravel
Escondido John ---
I say Aloe-Kay-sia but I think your pronunciation is correct 😂
Nah, you're right, I just always butcher it😆😂
Mine is not red on the back. Amozonica why I have a few none of them then after a while the color changed to medium green. 😭
What makes the leaves shiny?
umm... science? lol. I believe the waxy coating is called the "cuticle" which is a mechanism plants have to help retain moisture. It is a waxy coating that provides a barrier against drying winds and drought. You may have noticed that a lot of cold tolerant evergreens have glossy foliage. That is because they produce this "wax" on the leaves to protect them against the drying cold winds of the winter season. :)
Alocasia is prnounced ALOE-CAY-SEE-UH
I've always thought it's fake plant!!
HAHA! They do look kind of fake don't they?
Mind was doing so well and them i feel like I’m losing it :(
I mist all my plants and they seem to like that
be careful doing that, some plants HATE having wet leaves!
@@nataliemclaughlin811 I've been misting all my plants for years. All still alive🤷♀️
Hi
My Alocasia looks fine but hasn't grown anymore leaves for almost 2 months. Is my plant dying? Please help
If it looks fine then it's not dying. They do tend to sit still during the fall and winter months when the day lengths are shorter. If the leaves look healthy, I wouldn't worry about it. 😊
Mine is starting to yellow in the bottom leaves whyyyy?!?!
Watching this video now due to polly having yellowing leaf.
Alerkaishah
Can you please adopt mine? Then she'll be in a better hand. I'm afraid I'll kill her unintentionally.
LOL! Anytime I've lost one it has been from over-watering. Just don't constantly soak the plant and give it a bright room, should be fine! ... and if it does die then that is ok, it is part of the learning process. :)
@@TropicalPlantParty Thank you! 🌱💪🙏
Alokyiisha
Ah-low-kye-eesha
Alocasia Polly is a different species completely than amazonica. No hate here just wanted to point that out
I transplanted mine fall and killed it
Don't you pronounce it Alo -kay-sha, not Alo-kaaaa-sha?
Don't laugh I've seen plan on plant violence in person I've seen one plant eat another plant and my alocasia Polly or two of my are almost 3 ft tall I think by next year I'll hit the three foot mark I do have 17 polys however
Alockyza
You really shouldn't put rocks in the bottom of your container.
This should have been 2 1/2 minutes long.
🙄 Why exactly did you click on it when the length is right there on the screen? Do you stick your hand in a fire then whine and complain about it being hot? Go away.
My Amazonica was doing well and I've just noticed that some of the leaves are turning yellow. Would it help if I remove the soil and replace with fresh dry soil since you indicated that's a symptom of overwatering? Also, my leaves were all sitting flat at the top of the stems, one of them has begun to curl, what does that mean?
If the soil is taking a long time to dry out, more than a few days, than It might be a good idea to repot the plant into something that dries more quickly. Regular potting mix with some added orchid bark, charcoal, perlite (any combo of those) will help create a more airy soil that dries a little faster.
If the leaves that are yellowing are the smallest leaves/oldest leaves then it can also just be the plant letting go of old growth.
Is the curling happening on the newest growth or did it happen to a leaf that was once flat and is changing? Usually the smaller leaves are flat and the larger leaves (newest leaves) have a slight curl and ruffled appearance to the outer edges of the foliage.
@@TropicalPlantParty Awesome advice. I appreciate it. I had two leaves to turn yellow, one mature and one new. Also, it's a mature, the biggest leaf, that is curling.