How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin): What to Do When Leaves Turn Yellow and Roots Rot
Drip Guanyin's corms and leaves can be used medicinally, but they are highly toxic, and the leaf sap will cause poisoning if ingested, so if you have pets or children at home, it is not suitable to grow Drip Guanyin, to avoid tragedy. This is a point that requires extra attention when growing Drip Guanyin. Now let's learn how to grow Drip Guanyin.
How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin), What to Do When Alocasia Leaves Turn Yellow and Roots Rot
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[Plant Profile]
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Chinese name:Drip Guanyin (originally named Haitian or Gupo taro)
Scientific name:Alocasia macrorrhizos
Alternative names:Hen taro, langdu (Guangdong), wild taro, mountain taro, large-root taro, large-insect taro, tian taro, tianmeng
Family:Araceae
Genus:Alocasia
Origin and distribution:Native to South America; abroad it is distributed in Bangladesh, northeastern India, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand to the Philippines. In China it is also found in central-southern and western to southeastern Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong and the coastal islands, Fujian, and Taiwan, China.
Morphological characteristics:A perennial herb with broad leaves; if the environmental humidity is too high, water will drip down from its broad leaves. Its flower is a spadix inflorescence, with a large green spathe on the outside that opens into a boat shape, like a seated Guanyin statue.
How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin)
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Drip Guanyin is an ornamental flowering plant that likes warmth, moisture and plenty of sunlight. Its peak flowering period is from February to April, and its dormant flowering period runs from November to May or June of the following year.
The growing temperature for Drip Guanyin is 20-30°C, and it can tolerate a low of 8°C. Drip Guanyin likes a semi-shaded environment and should be placed in a spot that is both shaded and ventilated.
Drip Guanyin is especially fond of moisture. During the growing season it not only requires moist potting soil but also requires air humidity of no less than 60%. In summer when temperatures are high, spraying water should be increased; in winter, watering should be controlled, and spraying warm water once a week is enough to keep its leaves a rich green, otherwise it easily leads to root rot in Drip Guanyin.
Drip Guanyin can be grown in nutrient soil mixed from leaf mold, peat soil, river sand and a small amount of thoroughly decomposed cake fertilizer, and it can also be grown hydroponically. Drip Guanyin likes fertilizer, and from March to October a liquid fertilizer should be applied once every half month, in which the proportion of nitrogen can be appropriately increased; when the temperature is below 15°C, fertilization should be stopped.
What to Do When Alocasia (Drip Guanyin) Leaves Turn Yellow
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If Drip Guanyin is not handled properly, it will develop yellow leaves. To sum up, the causes of yellow leaves in Drip Guanyin are mainly the following, and they can be dealt with separately according to the cause.
Drip Guanyin likes diffused light; if the sunlight is too strong, the leaves will be sunburned and turn yellow;
If Drip Guanyin is placed in the living room, bedroom and other places for a long time, due to insufficient light or no light, the leaves lack chlorophyll and appear yellow;
If Drip Guanyin is too dry or too wet for a long time, or is often given "half watering", the leaves will also droop and turn yellow;
If the leaves are not washed for a long time, dust obstructs normal photosynthesis, which will likewise make Drip Guanyin's leaves droop and turn yellow.
What to Do When Alocasia (Drip Guanyin) Roots Rot
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Although Drip Guanyin is not strict about potting soil, sticky soil with poor air permeability easily accumulates water and is very prone to root and stem rot, so potting soil that drains well, is fertile and is slightly acidic should be chosen.
Root rot often occurs in hydroponic Drip Guanyin because the stem tissue of Drip Guanyin is relatively loose, and if the water quality is poor it easily causes root rot and stem rot. The solution is to keep the water in the bottle clean, and when changing the water or nutrient solution, wash the mucus off the corms and roots and cut off the rotten roots. Some netizens' experience also suggests that placing the fibrous roots of Drip Guanyin in water while keeping the bulbous part of the roots separated from the water is a fairly good way to prevent Drip Guanyin root rot: once rot is found on the bulbous part, cut it off as soon as possible and wash it clean, and continuing to keep it separated from the water is a fairly good method.
" Conclusion:The above content is mainly divided into three parts, providing targeted answers to netizens' questions about how to grow Drip Guanyin, yellowing leaves in Drip Guanyin, and root rot in Drip Guanyin, and offering solutions. We hope everyone can find the information they need from it, so that their Drip Guanyin grows healthily and lushly.
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How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin) How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin), What to Do When Alocasia Leaves Turn Yellow and Roots Rot
Drip Guanyin's corms and leaves can be used medicinally, but they are highly toxic, and the leaf sap will cause poisoning if ingested, so if you have pets or children at home, it is not suitable to grow Drip Guanyin, to avoid tragedy. This is a point that requires extra attention when growing Drip Guanyin. Now let's learn how to grow Drip Guanyin.
What to Do When Alocasia (Drip Guanyin) Leaves Turn Yellow How to Grow Alocasia (Drip Guanyin), What to Do When Alocasia Leaves Turn Yellow and Roots Rot
Drip Guanyin's corms and leaves can be used medicinally, but they are highly toxic, and the leaf sap will cause poisoning if ingested, so if you have pets or children at home, it is not suitable to grow Drip Guanyin, to avoid tragedy. This is a point that requires extra attention when growing Drip Guanyin. Now let's learn how to grow Drip Guanyin.