Alocasia Polly - Elephant Ear - What's wrong?

[Schila]

I've had this Alocasia Polly or Elephant Ear for almost 2 years. Two months ago I decided to repot it in a mixture of Peat Moss, Perlite and Medium Orchid Bark. She was doing so good before the repot giving leaf after leaf. Now some leaf have started to turn brown and die. I even had 5 leaft per bulb. Now there is one bulb with only two leaf left and the other one has four. I'm watering once a week with water that I leave sitting for 24 hours. Any idea on what is wrong with her?

[katrina]

I don't grow these but I would say if it was happy prior to the repot then perhaps it's the medium you chose. Provided it's different than what it was potted in before.

[Schila]

I've read that when you have a leave with yellow spots growing you should cut that leave. If this is the case and I cut the leave will it grow back from the same stem?

[Leafmite]

I had to look this up in a plant book as I've never heard of it! My book, 'The House Plant Expert' says that it should be transplanted in early spring and likes high humidity, a greenhouse. Never let it dry out. Leaves like to be misted frequently. The book could be wrong, though, it's an older book. When I transplant my babies, I water well first in the old pot, make certain the new soil is completely wet, I have everything ready to go and I do it as quickly and yet carefully as possible. I mix my own soils and thus the soil doesn't already have fertilizer, a good thing for roots that need to recover. If the soil is drying out as before and conditions are the same, the plant will probably recover but it might take a few weeks, or, if it does most of it's growing with the longer days, it might just sit there until spring when it should rebound. Give it extra humidity (since it likes this) and warmth for a while and don't fertilize until it puts out a new leaf or two, I think. When it begins growing new leaves, that is usually an indication that new roots are growing and the old ones have recovered. Then you can resume fertilizing. I hope this helps. Good luck!
Leafmite

[Danelady]

I don't know anything about this plant.
I just wanted to say that I love the foliage and hope it recovers for you!!

[lmartiny]

Common name is African Mask. I have one left in a pot outside but it goes dormant for several months of the year.