🌿 Alocasia

Alocasia just got checked.

Most likely diagnosis

Heat and sun scorch with acute dehydration from exposure to direct balcony sun in extreme heat

This looks like a heat-stress collapse rather than a disease problem. Being left in 90°F Texas sun on a balcony can rapidly scorch Alocasia leaves and stems, causing them to wilt, blacken, and drop. The fact that the base/corm still feels firm is a good sign: the plant may still be salvageable if the growing point is alive. The black wilted stems you removed were likely tissue already killed by heat and dehydration.

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Expert move today ✅

Stabilize the plant today

Move it out of direct sun immediately and give it bright shade only. The goal now is to prevent further stress and see if the crown can recover.

Bring it indoors or to bright indirect light only

Trim only fully dead black tissue; leave any firm green parts

Water thoroughly once if the soil is dry, then let excess drain completely if it is in a pot with drainage holes and airy soil has dried out from heat exposure; if the mix is already wet, do not water again today; if unsure, wait until the top layer starts to dry before rewatering the pot is in a draining pot with a normal soil mix, not a sealed cachepot, and the potting mix is dry and light from the heat event, then one deep watering is appropriate; if the mix is still damp, hold off on watering to avoid compounding stress with rot risk

Differential diagnosis

Also possible, but less likely

Root damage from the pot drying out completely during the heat exposure

Early root rot starting later if the pot was then kept wet after stress

Cold/transport shock is unlikely compared with heat stress but possible if there was a major temperature swing

Targeted checks 🔎

What would prove it

Is the newest central growth point still firm and pale/green rather than black and mushy?

Do the remaining petioles or stem bases feel crisp and dry rather than soft and watery?

When you water, does the potting mix rehydrate normally or is it hydrophobic and pulling away from the pot?

Next expert check-in ⏰

Over the next 3 to 7 days

Watch the crown and new growth, not the damaged leaves

If the corm stays firm and you see any new spear or bud activity, the plant has a real chance. If the crown turns soft, smelly, or collapses, rot has taken over.

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Turn this into a recovery case

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Next-step reminders

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