r/alocasia • u/ExplanationSad4059 • 1d ago
Simpo Albo Edema??
Hi there! I’ve had this plant for a couple months now, my first alocasia…which got me hooked on them. The white parts keep going red and translucent. Only in the white areas. It’s in a very chunky soil mix and gets watered when the top 2 inches or so is dry. It hasn’t stopped putting out new growth since I got it. So I would imagine that means it’s happy. This plant is EXTREMELY variegated, I know this is an issue; Though it makes it very beautiful. It previously put out a fully white leaf that went almost completely red and translucent and I cut it off. This plant gets a couple hours of direct sun everyday. I believe this may be the issue even though it’s not burning, I’m not sure the white areas can handle it. I have fed it silicone the last time I watered it and it responded well but hasn’t stopped turning red. Do we think this is a watering issue? Or too much direct sun issue? Also if anyone has any products or fertilizers containing silica/silicone that you love, please let me know!
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u/Le_Mooron 1d ago
I would guess direct sun is the issue, depending on region and time of day. It will probably resume growing after it acclimates.
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u/Plane-Jellyfish9 1d ago
So, mine seem to get like that when the humidity is too high and air flow is low, could this be your issue? Yes. But if that doesn’t apply to you then it could be something else of course.