Care tag · 09
“Look under the leaves every week. Spider mites love alocasias.”
- 01
Light
Bright shade. The big green keladi can take morning sun outdoors; the fancy indoor kinds cannot. - 02
Water
When the top 2 to 3 cm of soil is dry. The fancy kinds (Dragon Scale, Silver Dragon) like to be a little drier. - 03
Soil & pot
Airy, fast-draining soil with perlite, coco chips or bark mixed in. - 04
Feeding
A light feed once a month. - 05
What you'll need
- Perlite
- Coco chips
- Neem insect killer
All available here at the nursery.
Something wrong?
An old leaf dies as a new one opens
Normal. Many alocasias keep only a few leaves at a time.
It loses all its leaves
It may be resting after a shock. Keep the soil barely moist and wait: new leaves grow from the bulb.
Pale speckles and fine webbing
Spider mites. Wipe both sides of the leaves and spray with diluted neem oil every week until clear.
Near a bright window