How to care Alocasia Plants:
This guide will tell you how to care Alocasia Plants - water an Alocasia; light requirements, suitable temperature, humidity preferences and additional care needed to grow.
LIGHT
Your Plants will thrive in a spot with medium to bright indirect light. Avoid direct sunlight, which can cause leaf scorch. It is not tolerant of low-light situations. If you don't have a location with ideal lighting for your plants, use a Grow Light.
HUMIDITY
Your plants prefer a spot with ample humidity. Mist the leaves regularly using a Mister, place a humidifier nearby, or use a pebble tray to raise the humidity.
TEMPERATURE
Your plants prefer warm temperatures between 65-85°F. Avoid cold drafts and sudden temperature changes.
FOOD
Water your plant when 25-50% of the soil volume is dry. Water until liquid flows through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and discard any water that has accumulated in the saucer. Plants is susceptible to root rot, so avoid overwatering.
WATER
Feed every month in the spring and summer with half-strength, all-purpose indoor plant fertilizer, no fertilizer is needed in the fall and winter months. Before applying, make sure the soil is damp to avoid burning the roots.
TOXICITY
Plants are mildly toxic to pets and humans. Typically, ingestion will cause mouth and stomach irritation and possible vomiting.
ADDITIONAL CARE
Your plants will go through a dormant period in the winter months. During dormancy, keep your plants in a warmer spot in your home. Reduce the frequency of watering but do not allow the potting mix to completely dry out. The plant will naturally come out of dormancy in the spring when you'll notice new growth. Begin to water the plant more frequently and give it its first spring fertilizer application. If your plant needs a trim, clean up your plant using clean, sharp Plant Snips. Plants raised indoors or in a greenhouse need to be acclimatised to cooler temperatures, lower humidity, and increased air movement for about two to three weeks before they are planted outdoors. This 'toughening up' process is known as hardening off. The potting media should be porous but water retentive. Use a blend of large-chunk orchid bark, coarse-grade perlite, and peatmoss at equal ratios; and then add about 10% charcoal which helps remove toxicities that can build up (over many months) in the potting mix. After new plants are potted in this mix, top-dress the potting media with an additional layer of sphagnum moss. Note that there is a distinction between sphagnum moss and peatmoss-they are not the same thing; use both but each has a different function. The sphagnum moss gets mounded up around the base of the plant to a height of about 2? maximum. This little bit of sphagnum on the top of the pot goes a long way in helping keep the base of the plant (where new roots are emerging) moist (even though my climate is very dry).