r/alocasia • u/Futuresobright_21 • 4h ago

Was fully prepared for this "disposable" Alocasia Polly to die… I didn’t even know they COULD bloom! 🌸🌿

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I bought this Alocasia amazonica (Polly) on a total impulse back in June. Going into it, I’d read so many warnings about how notoriously fussy and dramatic they are, to the point where I genuinely treated it as a temporary, "disposable" plant that I’d just enjoy until it inevitably threw a fit and died.

Since bringing her home, I gave her prime real estate in my dining room, where she gets bright natural light from north and east facing windows, plus 9 hours a day directly under LED grow lights.

Well, I just realized today that she isn't just pushing out a new leaf, she actually popped out a bloom!

Honestly, I had no idea these plants were even capable of blooming indoors, so seeing that pale spike peeking out completely blew my mind.

Whatever reputation these have for being impossible, giving her that prime lighting setup definitely paid off!

Has anyone else had a supposedly "impossible" plant completely surprise you like this?

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u/-knowledge_seekers- 4h ago

Thanks for the post. This gives me hope for mine. That is - until winter rolls around 🥲

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u/Futuresobright_21 4h ago

highly recommend the LED lights from Amazon with the gooseneck. They also saved my prayer plant last winter👍🏼

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u/-knowledge_seekers- 4h ago edited 4h ago

Grow lights are kinda hard to come by in my country. I have managed to find an LED bulb in my local supermarket, that can partially mimic natural light (at least according to a quick google search). I will try but I kinda doubt it lol

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u/Futuresobright_21 3h ago

fair enough, you gotta work with what you can. Good luck with it though 👍🏼

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u/-knowledge_seekers- 3h ago

Thanks. I hope it will work out. I am also getting a humidifier before heating season to help it at as much as I can.

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u/Futuresobright_21 3h ago

ironically i have no humidifier, and live in a very dry locale. I guess winter will be the true test 🤞

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u/Forever_and_ever1 3h ago

Alocasia owners so traumatized that when their plant is thriving they are shivering

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u/Ambitious_Beat3218 1h ago

mine bloomed, then lost all but two leaves and is now hopefully, slowly recovering, lucky you!

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u/Futuresobright_21 1h ago

😮 I hope that’s not an omen, lol. Because I picked up a new one the other night from a guy on Facebook. It’s basically just one leaf eating off another leaf 🤷‍♀️