u/ThePlantagonist

Saw this at a grocery store among the White Butterfly and Neon Robusta syngoniums I usually see. Is it a Batik?

This Batik did not do well in LECA like all my other syngoniums. She got very leggy and the leaves started yellowing. She grew an enormous root system though. A couple of months ago, I took her out of LECA, cut around half her roots off, chopped her all the way back, and put her in a self-watering pot with aroid mix. I've kept her outside with bright, indirect light and lots of humidity. She looks better than ever.

I put this Panda in LECA in March (2nd photo). I have five other varieties in LECA, all thriving.

Which substrate worked well for your plant? I can do chunky aroid mix, LECA, or pon. I have several alocasia and have used all three substrates. I just want to know what has actually worked for this particular alocasia. TIA

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Pretty thick acrylic. Sturdier than the wire circular ones I had them on.

I promptly took it outside and sprayed it down thoroughly with a hose. I then sprayed it with Captain Jack's Dead Bug Brew.

I guess she likes this grow light, which wasn't that expensive.

Labeled Pink Splash

One of eleven plants I brought from home to put in my classroom.

It should probably take about two months for enough roots to grow to move the plant to a moss pole.

It should probably take about two months for enough roots to grow to move the plant to a moss pole.

Antoro Velvet (Home Depot) and Silver Dragon (Lowe's)

I have multiple Dragon Scale in a pot of LECA. The setup is an inner pot with vents and a glass cachepot. There are a lot of roots in there. The glass pot is 8 in tall and I never fill more than 2 in up (1/4th), and sometimes I put about only an inch. I don't refill until it is empty. The backs of leaves show what I'm guessing is bursted cells? The tips of some leaves turn mushy and drip. I don't feel as if I'm giving it too much water, but I'm guessing it can't handle what I do give it. Any thoughts on what's going on here? Should I trim the roots?

Someone in my local Facebook plant group put this up for sale at $24. I didn't hesitate. For those who use moss poles, do you recommend putting it on one?

I ordered this from Rare Foliage Plant Co. I quarantined it for two weeks and transferred it to pon/LECA today.