All my Alocasias have started drooping their leaves one after another. They’re in substrate or perlite, get regular fertilizer, and I’ve already treated them for pests, but they still keep turning their leaves downward. Any ideas what might be going on? Need help!
by SectionSafe7257
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Maybe because that is were the sunlight is?
It could be that the sun is too bright. They’re turning away from it.
Is the window blind usually down so low? It could be reaching for the light
EDIT if it’s multiple alocasias doing this then I would consider maybe something in the environment changed, humidity, heat etc.
Has the weather changed significantly recently? Are you heating your house more? Do they get tap water or distilled water? It may be useful to switch to distilled if you can’t figure out what’s wrong and see if it helps, it could be build up of additives in the tap water that is damaging the alocasias specifically and not your other plants.
Is the shade always pulled down that low? Looks to me like the leaves are searching for the light which is hitting at soil level, hence the downturned leaves. What direction is the window facing? If it’s too much direct sunlight, I’d skip the shade and put a sheer curtain in the window.
You mention “all your alocasias are” doing this (drooping leaves), but I only see one plant photo. Where are the others located?