root rot on Alocasia Baginda
Quick answer
If your Alocasia Baginda has root rot, the most likely cause is: Alocasia baginda, like other Alocasia species, naturally grows on dark, damp rainforest floors where the pointed leaf tips channel excess moisture off the broad leaves. Indoors, where light and heat are typically lower than its native habitat, the same wet substrate quickly suffocates the corm and roots, and water held too long in the pot causes rot.
Start here:
- 1. Let the top 5 cm (2 in) of a chunky, free-draining aroid mix dry out completely before the next watering, especially in shadier indoor spots.
- 2. Pot in an unglazed terra-cotta or another container with drainage holes so excess water can escape and air can move through the substrate around the corm.
Why Alocasia Baginda gets root rot
alocasia baginda
Alocasia baginda, like other Alocasia species, naturally grows on dark, damp rainforest floors where the pointed leaf tips channel excess moisture off the broad leaves. Indoors, where light and heat are typically lower than its native habitat, the same wet substrate quickly suffocates the corm and roots, and water held too long in the pot causes rot.
How to reverse root rot on Alocasia Baginda
- 1
Let the top 5 cm (2 in) of a chunky, free-draining aroid mix dry out completely before the next watering, especially in shadier indoor spots.
- 2
Pot in an unglazed terra-cotta or another container with drainage holes so excess water can escape and air can move through the substrate around the corm.
- 3
Reduce watering volume in winter when growth slows and lower light reduces how fast the substrate dries; in a regular home environment the plant tolerates the substrate drying by at least half.
Keep root rot off this Alocasia Baginda
Match indoor watering to local light and heat rather than to the wet tropical habitat alocasias come from; keeping the substrate drier than the rainforest floor protects the corm from rot.