Alocasia Flowers to cut or not to cut?

[@lyndseymoye12]

My alocasia polly just sprouted a flower. Found you looking for advice! Love your energy. New subscriber!! NOW….headed to chop that beast OFF!

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

That made me literally laugh out loud CHOP IT and 🙏🏾

[@missluna]

I woke up to my kitchen smelling more fragrant than usual today. I kept thinking it was a cleaning spray that leaked but no, it was my FRYDEK that bloomed flowers!

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Oh wow maybe I’ll keep the next one. I kept my alocasia black velvet flower and smelled nothin. Thank u for sharing this

[@hennesseyme9112]

I am getting my first silver dragon bloom and I am going to let her flower. So exciting!

[@serenitygardenaviary]

New subscriber 🎉 Alocasia Black Velvet looks lovely 😍 My poly hasn't flowered yet. "Oh wow, it's thick" 🍆🤭😇 Five of my six black velvets flowered for Christmas 🎄 Took time to read comments and your replies. And agree...choice is the owner's. I chose not to cut my flowers. When I cut the flower off my Rumpelstiltskin Alocasia, it grew another flower in the same shoot within 5 days. I was shocked as hell 😮 My motto is to let them be. Just be aware because flowering means your plant needs more nutrients. So, when I notice any of my babies starting to flower, I know it's time to water & feed. Thanks for sharing! I ❤NYC

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Oooooooh i have to Look up the rumpelstiltskin I’m curious ❤️

[@mamatogirls]

You are adorable! I just acquired an alocasia poly that is in flower and didn't know what to do - thanks to you, now I know to cut it off. Thanks Eugene, I'm going to enjoy spending time with you and your plant babies. I'm in Calgary, Alberta. It's so dry here. Humidifiers are on for my plants all day. First world problems.

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Well first of all compliments will get you everywhere lololol thank you 🙏🏾 and I’m super happy that helped you. When i first saw one i was like “wtf is happening to my plant” lol 😂

[@mamatogirls]

@@genegenelovesplants1766 My alocasia flower looked a bit like a penis! As I cut it back, I found three more buds just starting to grow. Fertile Myrtle!

[@Zorinda09]

Loved your video! Liked, commented, and subscribed!😂😂 I was wondering if I should cut the underwhelming flower on my black velvet (so afraid to hurt her, lol), and this video gave me the courage to do so. Thank you, and I look forward to watching your channel.

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

@@Zorinda09 and she’s ok right? 😀

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

@@mamatogirls hahahahahhaha ❤️

[@caseyvessey6870]

Haha I feel the same I hate cutting the flower but I bet it gets easier the more we do 😇 loved your video🙌🏼 so entertaining 😇

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

I don’t know lol! My black velvet just produced another one and I’m A bit hesitant…AHHHGAIN LOL

[@ErinJoy-sh2qw]

I just cut mineoff aswell, are the seeds inside the flower part. I'd like to try n grow one from seed

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

@@ErinJoy-sh2qw seems like there are two answers they grow from corms (i knew that one lol) what i didn’t know until today (thank you ver ver much) they produce seed pods as well. Place them on top of soil lightly dust them with a medium. Make lightly damp. Once the seedling appears (may take 90 days) plant them in indirect light 💡

[@wishingonthemoon1]

My Polly hasn’t flowered yet, but my black velvet flowered right after I got it. I was so confused at first. Yours look gorgeous!

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Yeah it looks like the plant is pregnant hahahaha i clip em right off. let that good energy go to the plant not the flower.

[@jessicam8479]

I love your alocasias! They are doing really well. Out of curiosity, is it possible to substitute cutting off the flowers with feeding the plant a tolerable amount of nutrients at a higher frequency during its flowering season in order to ensure that the plant has enough energy to support flowering and developing more leaves during that period?

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

You know what? I’ll try next time just to see. And thank you 🙏🏾

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

I hope i remember tho #LeGiggle

[@franhen1073]

Amazing continue to grow like your plants

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Thank you doll

[@Unkn0wn1133]

Wrapping my head around growing plants just for foliage

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

The flowers for some plants aren’t so Pretty and serve A very specific purpose (You can absolutely keep them if you want. (Some People don’t want to keep them and that is also ok) they tend to take a lot of energy from the plant.the choice is totally yours.

[@sholafabolasi]

I have a giant Alocasia Regal Shield thats putting out flow after flower. I cut two off last week and noticed the other day that two more are popping up. One thing mine gone do is flower against my wishes lol

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Lol i love that tho!

[@independenciafinanceiraref1738]

Great job like always 🥰

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Thank you

[@carolstuff]

Thanks for sharing! Can the same thing be done with anthurium? I don’t plan on pollinating them, so I’d like to cut them.

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Same rules cutting back the flowers allow the plant to stay healthy. They aren’t in the wild so they flowers only serve an aesthetic purpose. Btw my alocasia black velvet just produced a flower. I’m gonna keep it and see how it affects the plant.

[@independenciafinanceiraref1738]

😍

[@user-kd7qp7ul9j]

I have a quilted green alocasia y it also has a flower. Afraid to cut it tho. Tips are getting brown and soft.

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

I tend to not cut the leaves at all if it gonna die i will allow it to do what it will

[@mondowgirl]

I love alocatia. I keep buying and they keep dying.... what is the perfect environment to keep them in..

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

You know TBH my Alocasia Poly would do the same thing until I neglected it and let it do its thing. I never paid attention to temp or watering I just let it be. Now that im studying more I pay more attention to all the things. Also know that theyre tricky buggers and sometimes they will drop all of its leaves like mine did right after this vid. but they usually grow back.

[@martixmal]

awesome video 😀

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@independenciafinanceiraref1738]

😘

[@sebastiaan.6493]

that's the question

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Cut em! Those are my thoughts lol

[@sebastiaan.6493]

@@genegenelovesplants1766 ❤️ i think therefor i am ✌️

[@aryenipaz1078]

I couldn't do it

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

They can most definitely stay lol

[@queeniejadextra]

you can also use those cuttings and stick them into dirt and propagate a new plant....fyi!!!

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Wow i didn’t know that! You can propagate a new plant from the flower cutting? I’ll have to try that. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

And welcome to the fam 😀

[@independenciafinanceiraref1738]

Great job like always 🥰

[@genegenelovesplants1766]

Thank you 🙏🏾