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Upright Alocasia plant question.


Palm crazy

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Last year I started a small upright Alocasia ordora plant and it did really good. I overwinter inside in a cool room (the mid-50's) all winter with little light and it did excellently.  The older leaves did not die back but the new leaf has some funny light green edging going on. Is this from too much watering? Cool temperatures? Fertilizing too much? Too much sun?

I know this plant like to dry out between watering so I've only been watering once every two weeks. Basically just curious if anyone knows what going on. Tropical growing season doesn't start here till mid to late May so I am keeping it in the unheated greenhouse till then. 

Thanks for any help!

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Looks like iron chlorosis (iron deficiency). I've never had it in Alocasia but an iron supplement should fix it.

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11 hours ago, tropicbreeze said:

Looks like iron chlorosis (iron deficiency). I've never had it in Alocasia but an iron supplement should fix it.

Thanks for answering my question... I never thought about iron deficiency before.  I could differently try some iron on it and see what happens to the newest leaf.  I had the same thing happen to some abutilon but soon as I put them outside in some sun they green up really good. 

Thanks for your reply tropicbreeze. 

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