Araceae plant care tips

Light and placement for Aracae

Colocasia are mostly cultivated as outside plants due to their height. But they are also really happy as indoor plants. To be sure your Colocasia will be a happy green beauty, you can place her in bright indirect sunlight. She will enjoy a humid atmosphere, so don’t be afraid to put her in a location with a high humidity rate!

Water

For watering, we advise you to give your beautiful Colocasia a good splash of water regularly. She likes wet soil with high humidity, so you can keep the soil moist, richly moist, but make sure it is well drained.

Nutrition

Talking about nutrition, your Colocasia will appreciate some liquid PLNTS Nutrition during the growth season (spring and summer). She doesn't eat much, but to know if she needs more food, look closely at her leaves: if you see some yellow leaves, that means she is hungry!

Propagating Araceae

Propagating Colocasia is more complicated than other plants. You can’t propagate Colocasia from cuttings. As they grow from a bulb, you will have to dig up the parent plant, preferably in fall, and divide the new tubers from the original plant. Repot the new plant in a large pot with drainage holes and fill it with potting soil (cutting soil).

Most common pests on Araceae

The most common pests to control are spider mites, which particularly like the leaves and texture of elephant ear Colocasia. Thrips can also attack, usually targeting the leaves to suck the juices that will develop silvery pale spots on the giant leaves. You can check out our PLNTSdoctor page to identify and eliminate your plant pests! If you are interested in biological pest control, you can take a look at our blog: 'Which natural and biological control against which pest?’

Are Araceae poisonous for your pets or children?

Sadly, most of the Colocasia (and araceae in general) are poisonous. People and pets should not eat the plant, as chewing or biting it may release some minerals that irritate the mouth and skin.

Araceae plant for sale

At PLNTS.com we have a lot of Araceae, mostly aroids. Such as Caladium, Alocasia, Aglanoema, Philodendron, etc… We have BabyPLNTS and RarePLNTS for approximately every subfamily, and if you want to see them growing from a BabyPLNTS to huge, mature and beautiful green ladies, you can try our different potting soil mixes such as the Caladium potting soil mix Kit or the Aroids potting soil mix Kit to make sure your new baby will thrive happily! Here at PLNTS.com, we got you covered for your plant dreams!