yellow leaves on Alocasia Cucullata
Quick answer
If your Alocasia Cucullata has yellow leaves, the most likely cause is: Alocasia cucullata's large, glossy leaves lose moisture faster than the rootball can replace it when indoor humidity is too low, so lower leaves yellow and tip and edge tissues desiccate and turn brown; the plant will also shed leaves in winter when it goes dormant.
Start here:
- 1. Mist the plant every few days to keep humidity up if the room air is dry, and group it with other leafy houseplants to lift ambient humidity around the leaves.
- 2. Keep the soil moist at all times, watering little and often so the rootball never dries out, and turn the pot every few weeks so all sides get even light.
Why Alocasia Cucullata gets yellow leaves
alocasia cucullata
Alocasia cucullata's large, glossy leaves lose moisture faster than the rootball can replace it when indoor humidity is too low, so lower leaves yellow and tip and edge tissues desiccate and turn brown; the plant will also shed leaves in winter when it goes dormant.
How to reverse yellow leaves on Alocasia Cucullata
- 1
Mist the plant every few days to keep humidity up if the room air is dry, and group it with other leafy houseplants to lift ambient humidity around the leaves.
- 2
Keep the soil moist at all times, watering little and often so the rootball never dries out, and turn the pot every few weeks so all sides get even light.
Keep yellow leaves off this Alocasia Cucullata
Hold the plant above 16°C in a bright spot out of direct sun; if leaves go pale, move it into a shadier position and reduce watering in winter because the plant goes dormant and new leaves will appear in spring.