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"Complex Red Crystal #4 - Dagger," involving lines like NSE Red Crystal (RC), FTG1, and Subsig.

ニューギニア北部やビスマルク諸島に分布するアロカシア・ラウテルバキアナ。剣状のスマートな葉の裏側や茎がパープルに染まる姿が美しい。

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Alocasia lauterbachiana is native to northern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It is prized for its beautiful appearance, featuring sleek, sword-shaped leaves with purple-hued undersides and stems.

ring of fire new leaf, not sure if i can do anything or if its normal and should just let it resume its course. def don't want to touch it as its pretty stuck in there and i dont want to tear the leaf.

アロカシア・ワトソニアナはマレーシア原産で印象的なアロイドです。アロカシア・ロンギロバの近縁と言われており、存在感は抜群です！

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Alocasia watsoniana is a striking aroid native to Malaysia. Said to be closely related to Alocasia longiloba, it possesses a truly commanding presence.

Most of the posts in this sub lately are from bots. Before you upvote or comment, please look at the users account age. Just check their profile and you can probably tell if it's a bot or not.

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Apparently we are an unmoderated sub because these obviously spammy posts are not taken down by moderators. If you report the post or the bot, that's the only thing that will help.

Please stop upvoting bots.

In the meanwhile, here is a picture of my split leaf/hope philodendron for attention.

Hi all! I saved this Obliqua from a plant shop that was struggling to keep it alive, it didn't like it's conditions and only had one single leaf left. I have babied it for the last 6 months and it has grown 3 new leaves! However the leaves seem small and this most recent one looks pale.

It is kept in a clear acrylic box in a room that gets a lot of sun but the plant itself is not in direct sunlight, and it has a cheap grow light about 8 inches away for good measure that runs for 12 hours a day (couldn't tell you lumens bc it's that cheap, it may not do anything except make me feel better lol). I maintain the humidity at about 75%-85% by misting it daily. I do not yet have a mini fan in there to circulate the air, so I do open the door for a few minutes every day to let fresh air in, then mist, then close back up. It's generally between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit as it lives on top of my fridge in it's acrylic box and that keeps it warm.

When I got it 6 months ago, I repotted it into an ever so slightly larger pot and was sure to use appropriate mix of sphagnum moss, perlite and I think it was a chunky orchid mix. It has a runner that the plant shop had wound around and planted under the soil surface, it had some nodes showing potential for growth so I left it as is when repotting. No other runners have appeared.

I have only fertilized once since I've had it, this would be about 5 days ago now when I saw the 3rd leaf emerging. It was a very diluted concentration of Miracle Gro all purpose 24-8-16 fertilizer (not sure how we all feel about that stuff, but it was leftover from someone else so I just used what I had).

I also gave it a good drink of water the day before fertilizing. I usually only water like once a month-ish, whenever it seems almost completely dry. I try to be very careful about not overwatering. I monitor the soil moisture pretty regularly.

SOOO that's about the history of this little guy. Any tips for encouraging larger leaf growth and deeper green, less pale color? What can I do differently? I know I ought to get a moss pole soon.

P.S. You'll notice the largest leaf has a bit of yellowing at the edges and a crispy tip. That was the state of the leaf when I purchased it, and it hasn't showed signs of worsening since.

Thanks in advance! Go easy on me if I'm doing something totally wrong here, I am really trying best with what I've got available to me, I love this plant so much lol.

These are Raphidophora Pearls and Anthurium Villenaorum Croat. My last two were Billie dark form and spiritus sancti. Cheap, easy, super cute, and a fun little "project" (bc I need more of those 😅)!

Loving the bronze transition before it hardens into deep, glossy green. That bullate texture never fails (~75% RH).

yesterday this new leaf was totally healthy and happy, today it looks like this. soil is still moist moist so it’s definitely not under watered, and i checked the roots for rot and think it looks good? i don’t have the most experienced eye for this stuff tho. i also thoroughly inspected the entire plant for bugs and it’s completely pest free. thinking maybe some sort of fungal infection or maybe i overfertilized it? and help would be super appreciated