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Where rare plants reveal their origins. Hidden Roots was born from a personal love for rare and extraordinary plants.

Our journey began with the joy of discovering rare species and wanting to share that wonder with others. We carefully source each plant, ensuring they are cultivated with care and sustainability in mind. At Hidden Roots, we believe that every plant has a story, and our goal is to help you uncover that story, bringing rare beauty into your life and home. We are a family business proudly located in Toronto, Canada, committed to offering exceptional plants and a warm, personal touch to every customer. Hidden Roots: Where rare plants reveal their origins.

🌿 Hidden Roots — Rare Tropicals • Custom Mixes • Import Pre-Orders
📍 Toronto, Canada
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10/26/2026

📦🌿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱? 👀

My latest shipment from Thailand finally arrived! 🇹🇭 Opening that box is always a mix of excitement and nervousness. 😅

One thing I've learned from importing Alocasias is that 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁.

🌱 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿!
The finest roots are often the most vulnerable during shipping. They can dry out or become damaged long before the leaves show any signs of trouble.

🌿 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
Their rhizomes store energy and nutrients that can help support new growth. That's why an Alocasia can lose its leaves and still make a comeback, as long as the rhizome and growing point remain healthy.

🍃 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀.
A plant might look gorgeous straight out of the box, but I get much more excited when I see fresh root growth. It tells me the plant is starting to establish itself in its new environment.

And here's something worth remembering: 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. Even plants that arrive in excellent condition can react to the changes days later.

I'll be sharing how these Alocasias are adjusting and what happens after the unboxing. Some definitely have a story to tell! 👀🌿

💬 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿? 👀

What happened, and did you manage to save it? I'd love to hear your stories! 💚

10/18/2026

🌸 𝗢𝗛 𝗡𝗢! 𝗠𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚! 😱✂️

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀… 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸! ✂️😄💚

There's a common misconception that when an Alocasia starts flowering, it's going to die, or that you need to cut off the flower to save the plant.

🌱 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘!

Alocasias aren't monocarpic, meaning they don't naturally die after flowering. Flowering is simply part of their reproductive cycle.

💚 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. I let them bloom, and my plants continue growing just fine!

🌸 𝗦𝗢, 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥?

✂️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Once the flower starts drying out or turning brown, you can remove it.

🦠 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
If the inflorescence becomes mushy or starts decaying, it's better to remove it.

🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.
If your Alocasia has serious root problems or is severely stressed, you may choose to remove a developing flower. Just remember, cutting it doesn't guarantee that the plant will redirect its energy into growing new leaves.

🌼 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.
You can remove the flower if you don't want it, but it's not something you have to do.

💡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚!

Cutting off an Alocasia flower doesn't necessarily make the plant produce a new leaf instead. It may simply push out another flower! 🌸

🌿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆! 💚

👇 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜'𝗠 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦!

Do you cut off your Alocasia flowers or let them bloom? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗛𝗬? 👀🌸

10/07/2026

🕷️ 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦 — 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦

🕸️ 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴. By the time those fine little webs become obvious, they’ve usually been around for a while.

🔎 The first signs can be easy to miss — 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 and small pale or yellowish spots where they’ve been feeding. As the infestation gets worse, the leaves may start looking dull, mottled or damaged.

🍃 Spider mites are often found underneath the leaves, but not always. 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽. 🕷️

🧼 𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?

🚿 First, I isolate the plant and give it a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, making sure to rinse the leaves thoroughly.

🧴 Then I spray the entire plant with 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗽, covering both sides of the leaves and the petioles.

🔁 And most importantly — 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. One round usually isn’t enough because eggs can survive and hatch later. I also check any plants that were sitting nearby. 👀

🌱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹.

⚠️ 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀. 🕸️

💬 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?

10/06/2026

💧 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. 👀

A little guttation on an Alocasia is completely normal. But when you start seeing large, water-soaked areas like these, it can be a sign that something is off.

In my case? 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💦

I let my Venom get too dry and then watered it thoroughly. That sudden change can cause the plant to take up a lot of water at once, leaving parts of the leaves looking almost translucent.

Most of the time they recover, but if it gets severe enough, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱.

Another reminder that with Alocasias, it’s not always about watering more or less — 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🌱

👀 Have you ever seen this much guttation on yours?

10/06/2026

🌿 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀… 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 👀

A damaged Alocasia leaf can look suspicious — but before reaching for the insecticide, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀.

💧 In this case, the substrate dried out too much while the leaf was still developing. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 can stress a tender new leaf while it’s growing and unfurling, and the damage may not become obvious until the leaf opens.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 👀

🔎 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀.
Check the undersides of the leaves, along the veins, petioles, and other hiding spots. Look for larvae, adults, webbing, black specks, or other signs that something is actively feeding on the plant.

🌱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.
If the next leaf comes out healthy and the damage isn’t continuing, that’s an important clue that you may be looking at an old stress event rather than an active pest problem.

💦 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.
Did the substrate get much drier than usual? Was the plant stressed while that leaf was developing? Sometimes the answer is in what happened before the damage appeared.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀. Look at the whole plant, check for evidence, and pay attention to what the next leaf tells you. 🌱

👀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸?

09/24/2026

🌱 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲?

Well… I would. 😅💚

This little 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸 sprouted from a corm deep in the pot and found the drainage hole as its way out.

Cute? Absolutely.
Convenient? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵. 😂

🪴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘁.

But in this case, I’d carefully remove the mother plant, 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗺, and give the baby its own little pot. 🌱

If the mother plant still has enough room, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘂𝗽 — it can go right back into the same pot.

Sometimes you repot not because your Alocasia needs more space…
𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗨𝗧. 😂🌱

👀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀? What’s the strangest place you’ve found a baby growing?

09/20/2026

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗦’ 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦… 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗦. 👀

Those tiny pale insects you see moving in the video are 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗲 — and catching them early makes a HUGE difference.

🔎 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞

Check the undersides of the leaves, along the veins, on the leaf surface, around the petioles and at the base of the stems. Pay extra attention to new and unfurling leaves — they love hiding in tight spaces.

You may also notice silvery or bronzed patches, damaged new growth or tiny black specks before you actually spot the thrips.

🌿 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢

First, I thoroughly rinse the leaves and stems, especially the undersides and all those little hiding spots. This helps physically remove as many thrips and larvae as possible.

Then I treat the entire plant with insecticidal soap. When I catch them early, one or two thorough treatments are usually enough for me to get them under control.

Other options include horticultural oils or treatments specifically labelled for thrips. Some growers also use diluted alcohol, although it can damage sensitive foliage, so be careful with that one.

And there’s another option — beneficial insects. 🐛 Yes, you can actually buy beneficial bugs that naturally prey on thrips, especially useful when the infestation is still small.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧. 🌱

Have you dealt with thrips on your Alocasias? 👀 What worked best for you? Have you ever tried beneficial insects?

09/14/2026

🌿 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲? 👀

This Jacklyn tested my patience for 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗦. 😅 She sat there with one leaf, barely growing, until she finally decided to give me another one. 🌱

That’s when I repotted her into my 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸 & 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘅.

And her next leaf? 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲. 👀🌿

I’ve noticed the same thing with my Jacklyn Aurea — both of them seem to prefer my 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸 & 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘅 over Perlite & Stratum.

But 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 🌿

Jacklyns LOVE moisture and humidity — but that doesn’t mean keeping the roots constantly wet or cranking your humidifier to 90%. 💦

🌡️ 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. The warmer your growing space is, the more humidity your plant can handle — and usually needs. In cooler conditions, that same high humidity can create a completely different environment.

Sometimes she’s not being dramatic… 😅
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 🌿💚

💬 If you grow Jacklyns, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿? 👇

09/03/2026

🌿 𝗦𝗢, 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 “𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗟”?

Alocasias naturally shed older leaves. 🍂 As a leaf ages, the plant can reabsorb useful nutrients from it before eventually letting it go. An occasional older leaf yellowing and dying is completely normal.

But if your Alocasia 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬 loses an older leaf every time a new one appears — and its overall leaf count never increases — I wouldn’t automatically dismiss it as “just an Alocasia thing.” 👀

A plant can only maintain the foliage its current conditions and resources can support. 🌱

☀️ 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 — insufficient light means less energy available to support a larger canopy.

🌱 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 — a compromised or undersized root system may struggle to supply enough water and nutrients to all of the foliage.

💧 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 — repeated drought stress or chronically wet roots can both contribute to premature leaf decline.

🧪 𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 — Alocasias are active feeders. Nutrient deficiencies or an inadequate feeding routine can limit sustained growth.

🌡️ 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 — temperature changes, acclimation, repotting and other stresses can temporarily cause a plant to prioritize newer growth over older foliage.

And 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 matters too. A small corm or juvenile plant simply cannot support the same number of leaves as a well-established plant with a substantial root system.

🌿 One old leaf fading occasionally? Normal. ✅
Repeatedly gaining one and losing one without progressing? That’s when I start looking at the growing conditions instead of blaming the Alocasia. 🔎

How does yours behave — does it steadily increase its leaf count, or does it seem stuck in a constant replacement cycle? 👇

08/31/2026

🌿💗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 “𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.” 😂

I started selling her corms as coming from a 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 because… well, that’s exactly what she looked like at the time. 🤷‍♀️🌱

And then she pushed out 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 leaf. 💗✨

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🌿

One leaf doesn’t always tell you what the next one will look like. 👀

A plant can produce several leaves with very little variegation… and then suddenly surprise you with a much more dramatic one. 🌱➡️💗

And the same goes for her corms.

𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 🌱✨

Each one can develop differently as it grows.

Variegation can shift from leaf to leaf, and sometimes all you can do is give the plant good conditions and 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁. 👀🌿

Apparently, this one decided to 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 💅😂💗

💬 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱?

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