Alocasia zebrina care and propagation (with updates)

The Alocasia zebrina is one of the most popular alocasias endemic to the Philippines. It is loved for its “zebra” patterned petiole. This plant is not the easiest to care for especially for beginners. In this video I share the care tips and propagate into a few plants with updates at the end of the video as usual.
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  • @LillibitOfHere
    @LillibitOfHere2 жыл бұрын

    Please stop apologizing! It’s actually really helpful to see plants that aren’t pristine and see what went wrong and how to fix it. I love your content because of that.

  • @ZeleniMrav

    @ZeleniMrav

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a culture thing, some of us have grown up where it is important to show you care about others by apologizing. Hard to explain, but basically that's it, showing respect and humbleness.

  • @MikeSnedaker
    @MikeSnedaker2 жыл бұрын

    You are the best plant youtuber by far. Keep living your best life and many thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank youu

  • @jordandiazfr
    @jordandiazfr2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the long lenght vidéos i love them before sleep

  • @maryska1423
    @maryska14232 жыл бұрын

    hi ♥ I had a similar top cut, without roots 17:17 - I put it in the water - I didn't lose a single leaf;) I recommend it!

  • @caseyglidewell5489
    @caseyglidewell54892 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful alocasia 💚 you are a lot braver than I on cutting and making new plants from one. Thank you as always for sharing your knowledge

  • @antoniocalo1959
    @antoniocalo19592 жыл бұрын

    I'm very proud that it is very common here in the Philippines.

  • @1knittinbitch
    @1knittinbitch2 жыл бұрын

    I am so in love with mine! I’ve had it for about 7-8 months now. Those stems!! And I was terrified seeing you make those cuts!!! 🥺💚💚💚👻

  • @inos3697
    @inos36972 жыл бұрын

    Love this plant, haven’t yet found one. You give me courage to chop my plants up ( kinda). Thank you for your videos. I hope all is going well.

  • @zalehaburude7752
    @zalehaburude77522 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Alocasia.... Thank you...Sean

  • @AraceaeFanatics
    @AraceaeFanatics2 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE THIS VIDEO! You did the best job at this subject. Thank you so much!

  • @josephrapp
    @josephrapp Жыл бұрын

    Just got one,so this is essential video. Thank you much!!

  • @rikusdamon4635
    @rikusdamon46352 жыл бұрын

    It beautiful i really learn a lot at u with plants 😃😃🌱🌱

  • @manjukalai1472
    @manjukalai14722 жыл бұрын

    Ur all plants soo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘😘

  • @sylviagutierrez7676
    @sylviagutierrez76762 жыл бұрын

    Great tips thank you ,!! They look great now!! 💚🌵🌱🪴

  • @Denise-mr6we
    @Denise-mr6we2 жыл бұрын

    I cut my Micholitziana stem in three pieces, and now I have three beautiful plants. Thanks for documenting!

  • @davidmacdonald1579
    @davidmacdonald15792 жыл бұрын

    I got a small Alocasia zebrina baby with two leafs same size as yours four weeks ago so hopefully it grows like your mature plant.

  • @lisaadams5048
    @lisaadams50482 жыл бұрын

    Love your worms that is how we get worm castings lol. You scared me cutting that plant but I have faith in you and you did it very beautiful still a wish list plant I will never get.

  • @nlp_-nn7yp
    @nlp_-nn7yp2 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching your videos for two weeks now and I really enjoy watching. It's very informative and you show the results of your propagations. Your videos really helped me a lot how to care for my new plants. I'm Nathan and I'm from Philippines and my Zebrina really like fast draining soil. I water my Zebrina everyday sometimes I even water twice a day depending how hot the day was. I always cut the leaf when it starts to yellow. When propagating alocasia I prefer waiting them to have babies I can't cut my alocasia I don't have the courage. Thanks for another helpful video. 😊😊

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank youu 😀

  • @nasihacasseem
    @nasihacasseem Жыл бұрын

    Thank you million times for this. You're the best

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏽🙏🏽😀

  • @fharyana
    @fharyana2 жыл бұрын

    Its Saturday morning.. and I am watching this beautiful plant. Thank you for the video.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😋

  • @hypnotized3524
    @hypnotized35242 жыл бұрын

    Alocasias have rhizomes, not tubers. And the corms (that they put out) you're talking about is called 'bulbils'. So happy taht you upload alocasia contents. More to come ❤️

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank youuu I kept saying the wrong things haha about their rhizomes and corms.

  • @sunflower3572
    @sunflower35722 жыл бұрын

    I love the updates! Thank you!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😀

  • @nadethcrusch4603
    @nadethcrusch46032 жыл бұрын

    And now I waiting the prop of Alocasia macrorrhiza variegata. Because mine Already have 2 babies, but I'm still afraid to take them from the mother plant. Great video as always 💕

  • @rumahkebunjogja5191
    @rumahkebunjogja51912 жыл бұрын

    You are my amazing and inspirational youtuber idol, sean.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😌🙏🏽🙈

  • @rumahkebunjogja5191

    @rumahkebunjogja5191

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onlyplants and also to improve my english hahaha, thanks Sean

  • @ladyb3491
    @ladyb34912 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad you make this video mine is suffering so bad.. I think it’s wet feet, not enough sun, and it just doesn’t like me.

  • @BluuueMooon
    @BluuueMooon2 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos becose show care of plants, propagation, utdatert and have the mother plant grow after cutting :) ceep up the good work

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank youu

  • @ailena1276
    @ailena1276 Жыл бұрын

    So beautiful ALOCASIA, thank you for sharing friend God bless

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    🥰🥰

  • @aloeb.5668
    @aloeb.56687 ай бұрын

    I love your content and what you do!! Keep going!!!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank youu ❤️

  • @Wendy-zl8kv
    @Wendy-zl8kv2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I learned a lot from you.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😀

  • @patricksplantspaketho3760
    @patricksplantspaketho37602 жыл бұрын

    .Great video ! 🌿😊🌿 Plants are the best, specially the people behind them 🌿🤩🌿 You got a new sub from Denmark .☀️🌿😊🇩🇰

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and welcome to the channel

  • @Wet_Your_Plants
    @Wet_Your_Plants Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Information on the Zebrina is so hard to find and I just recently got one in rough shape for free from a local nursery. Lots of great information here 👍

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️ its actually an easy one to care for

  • @user-vj8ml9ju4v
    @user-vj8ml9ju4v2 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for everything you do!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏽🙏🏽😀

  • @olsonlr
    @olsonlr Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for showing the before and after pics

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    🥰🥰

  • @user-mf9pv5zj6v
    @user-mf9pv5zj6v Жыл бұрын

    I loved this video!!! The bravery of cutting - wow! I'm not that brave lol I can't wait to see how many babies you get. My Alocasia Zebrina is massive. The leaves are bigger than an 8x10 notebook, this video is giving me the courage to split it. Thank you!!!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. They do well with propagation and separation 😀

  • @Ddress101
    @Ddress101 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @jedrzejpyzik4639
    @jedrzejpyzik4639 Жыл бұрын

    That's very informative!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🥰

  • @carmenursais8327
    @carmenursais8327 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much sir for making this video.i learned how to propagate this kind of plant.just bought only 300 php😊 very tall and big already 😊

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    😀😀

  • @portakalagaci
    @portakalagaci3 ай бұрын

    I have this alocasia for 6 years the same plant in Sweden. Never chunkie but somehow lived. I hope I can propagate this beauty

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    3 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️

  • @thefunworldoffarming8752
    @thefunworldoffarming87522 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @nunezmelisa
    @nunezmelisa11 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous!!!!!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    11 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️

  • @visabellad
    @visabellad2 жыл бұрын

    I'm marathoning your videos. Your alocasia vids are extremely helpful. I've killed so many alocasia (root rot). I think I let them dry out too long and then soak the pots when the roots have kind of shrivelled

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeahhh thats one way to rot them. They do like to be kept lightly moist and also more light than we think. But not full sun 😀

  • @DJakue
    @DJakue2 жыл бұрын

    Finally found a video on this plant, thanks Sean. I think I overwater (I'm in Barcelona so the humidity in winter is high) it has a new leaf, the old ones started to bend, not so much sunlight these days...should I repot or cut all?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cut back on watering, and try to increase light even if its using household lightbulbs. Also check for spidermites often when indoors. It should recover so long as its roots arent rotten

  • @under40ty
    @under40ty2 жыл бұрын

    Judges sobat poteq.. Wow..

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙌🏻

  • @laurelle227
    @laurelle227 Жыл бұрын

    Love your Greek tattoo! You actually do things with μεράκι...

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank youuu. I live by it everyday

  • @itsaworkofart
    @itsaworkofart2 жыл бұрын

    Apa khabar Sean😁 just saw your collab with Nyonyadestira YT😍👌🏼 Tq for the photography lesson ☺️

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @petroleumjelly1488
    @petroleumjelly14882 жыл бұрын

    It’s on my wishlist. I heard they aren’t as common where I’m based (the US) but I found one online listed for ~$20 and it looks legit based on the reviews!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whoaaa thats expensive 😅

  • @annemueller4578

    @annemueller4578

    6 ай бұрын

    I bought a healthy one from Trader Joe’s.

  • @khalavery3638
    @khalavery36382 жыл бұрын

    Hi I have been watching your videos religiously I hope you can make a video regarding the care and propagation of huperzia plants thank you

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank youu. I just killed mine from too much light haha I need to get more huperzia first!

  • @jovanessavf164
    @jovanessavf1642 жыл бұрын

    I got three of this last year. I dunno where they are in my jungle. Lol

  • @user-lj6yn9cr1e
    @user-lj6yn9cr1e2 жыл бұрын

    Hello ,new subscriber from Greece

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello 🙌🏽

  • @ckanderso
    @ckanderso2 жыл бұрын

    When you get grossed out by worms and bugs it’s so relatable hahaha love plants respect worms but lawwwwd don’t make me touch them

  • @victoriagrapsidou3474
    @victoriagrapsidou34742 жыл бұрын

    Alocasia are thriving in water too! I saved my dragon scale that way.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah they can live in semi hydro

  • @michellethiam5977
    @michellethiam59772 жыл бұрын

    Enjoy your "experiments" as always!

  • @alvinkoay3081
    @alvinkoay3081 Жыл бұрын

    Been watching tons of your videos. thank you!! One question is the propagations with sphagnum moss. Once you put the cut-up rhizomes in the moss (water squeezed out), what is your watering regime after that? if you do water, wont the water be soaked up in the moss and making it soggy? Wont that rot the roots? I am kinda confused and hope that you can help me out. Thanks again!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    I water it lightly everyday, almost only misting it so the medium remains airy and fluffy.

  • @valiaudet3415
    @valiaudet34154 ай бұрын

    Give it a cut😮 Brave man.❤🎉🎉

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    4 ай бұрын

    😀😀

  • @K.Mar.
    @K.Mar.8 ай бұрын

    Thank you❤ that was very interesting and helpful!!! Katarina

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks Katarina ❤️

  • @JordanMattKim
    @JordanMattKim2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Sean! One question here: would you pot small bulbs into moss? or is it better with soil, what's your take on that?!

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Moss should be good as long as you dont let it get too compacted with water 😀

  • @susanfusuma6472
    @susanfusuma64722 жыл бұрын

    This is a perfect video on what I'm doing today with my new Alocasia Frydek that I got from a going out of business nursery in Waimanalo four days ago. The leaves of the plant immediately died when I took it home so I unpotted it yesterday, and left the corm and root sitting in distilled water. So now I know to cut the leaves off and plant the corm in an orchid mix potting soil, right?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yepppp the corms should sprout. Actually my episode tonight is the alocasia frydek! 😅

  • @susanfusuma6472

    @susanfusuma6472

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onlyplants I can't wait to watch it! Hmmm, I don't see that video yet on KZread, is it included with the Alocasia Bambino video that I see?

  • @patpat446
    @patpat4462 жыл бұрын

    This plant never really caught on, it seems the variegated Frydek is now on top of the most wanted Alocasia list.

  • @Richard-fi3rz

    @Richard-fi3rz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and now it's going to be the Jacklyn

  • @chiarawachholz1416
    @chiarawachholz14162 жыл бұрын

    Had my alocasia zebrina for about a year now and it has 9 leaves. Like even now in the winter time it's making new leaves and it never dropped one. I'm a bit scared to propagate it because it's doing so good rn

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whoaaaa it looks happy. Do you know if its more than 1 main shoot in there since its got 9 leaves

  • @kendravoracek3636
    @kendravoracek36362 жыл бұрын

    💚💚

  • @nathanlozano47
    @nathanlozano472 жыл бұрын

    Please make a video about a gloriosum regular form and dark form😖 planning to buy one

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling they are the same. Dark form may have been grown in lower light causing them to develop more chlorophyll

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    But I could be wrong. Im just observing my 10 pots of gloriosum propagated from the same plant and finding some variation in green

  • @stellahsgroove
    @stellahsgroove6 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    6 ай бұрын

    😀😀

  • @stellahsgroove

    @stellahsgroove

    6 ай бұрын

    @onlyplants I purchased one yesterday with droopy leaves. It's looks a little better but it looks like it's struggling. Maybe it wasn't given enough light? Was thinking of using leca but wanted to give it a chance to acclimate to my home. Any suggestions?

  • @mayac2266
    @mayac22662 жыл бұрын

    Spider mite doesn’t like humidity and Indonesia has like 80% plus humidity. Still isn’t safe from mites? And also I’m thinking of using systemic in soil, have you ever had plant that has bad effect from it ?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    I always use chemical systemic in soil. As long as you dont overdo it should be ok.

  • @alenkuy
    @alenkuy2 жыл бұрын

    Hi. If you grow a plant from a healthy corm, will it get spidermites anyway?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it will. Not sure where they come from… but they have a way of showing up.

  • @mirkagronroos71
    @mirkagronroos712 жыл бұрын

    Haha so funny how terrified you are about the worms 🤣 💖

  • @Ch33Ch22
    @Ch33Ch222 жыл бұрын

    👌🌿

  • @jomcwhirter4042
    @jomcwhirter40422 жыл бұрын

    My Alocasia is developing black spots on the edge of the leaf, thought it might be stress. Have changed compost to forest floor mix. What would you advise. Thank you.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best send me images on insta so I can see the problem better @seanwilliamsalim 😀

  • @jomcwhirter4042

    @jomcwhirter4042

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onlyplants plant now dead due to foot rot, soggy soil

  • @franzezekiel867
    @franzezekiel8672 жыл бұрын

    ❤☘️

  • @yonokzeller5402
    @yonokzeller54022 жыл бұрын

    😎😎😎

  • @11ire
    @11ire Жыл бұрын

    Hi! The roots of my alocasia are not growing and I think it's probably not good. Any advice? Thank you ❤❤❤

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yes they should have roots… its probably root rot from overwatering or dried out completely? One way you can revive it is to try water propagation, or put the plant in sterile media like perlite or moss, and then cover the entire plant in a clear bag/container to prevent moisture loss from the leaves.

  • @randergal
    @randergal2 жыл бұрын

    alocasias r so difficult for me 😭😭

  • @roysumarli3428
    @roysumarli34282 жыл бұрын

    👌👍😍

  • @warrenapepuffet4612
    @warrenapepuffet46122 жыл бұрын

    I dont think it likes bone dry soil before watering? the forest floor almost never dries out.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    If its forest floor mix, safe to keep lightly moist. But most people have this grown in a more conventional potting mix and the most common way they were killed is by overwatering 🥲

  • @annsfrench
    @annsfrench2 жыл бұрын

    You are hilarious! Afraid of earthworms? I love them! I know my soil is healthy when I find them.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    They are so slimy and they wiggle funnt haha

  • @shiny2493
    @shiny24932 жыл бұрын

    First step You should own an alocasia zebrina 😁

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😅

  • @HellCatt0770
    @HellCatt0770 Жыл бұрын

    So 3 out of 6 survived. The top and the bottom and a pup I think? So the slices between top and bottom weren’t successful, I think?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    I cant remember lol. But Ive actually propagated a lot more since the video and sold all but one. The last one is growing well in my ground 😀

  • @adikkakak7516
    @adikkakak75162 жыл бұрын

    Nok gonku pinggir sawah mumbruk

  • @annehenderson2991
    @annehenderson29912 жыл бұрын

    My Alocasia is so dissatisfied with my indoor humidity that it refuses to have more than 2 leaves, so at this point I'm planning to add more plants to the pot - at some point, a pot full of 2-leaf plants is gonna look like 1 thriving pot 🤣

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hha give it time it should put out pups on its own

  • @belizekaviar1263
    @belizekaviar12632 жыл бұрын

    hi, very beautiful and interesting movies you make! I'm fan.. 😊, also I have problems with my 2 zebrina, I bought last week.., 1 have 2 little baby's, 1 is totally yellow now, and the other is going to, turn yellow... I don't repot them when I bought them.. I spray them, and clean the leaves today.. I see also a new leave is growing.. the leaves have brown Grey ends, and some turning curly at the end down... please can you advice.. live in the Netherlands difficult weather.. 😁

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hve a feeling its overwatered or not enough light or a combination of the two? Send photos on instagram so I can understand better @bo.tan.ist

  • @yangtzeling7468
    @yangtzeling74682 жыл бұрын

    Aren’t earthworms beneficial for the plants ?

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes they are 😀

  • @yukiaditya7352

    @yukiaditya7352

    2 жыл бұрын

    But not in a pot… sadly.

  • @tashacarr4440
    @tashacarr44402 жыл бұрын

    What did you cut off? Your hand was In the way! 😂

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    😅 I cant remember it was so long ago

  • @clairejohnson5674
    @clairejohnson56742 жыл бұрын

    Please join #teamseas by mark and Mr. Beast A donation /video/ interest in it would be awesome.

  • @photoharrie
    @photoharrie2 жыл бұрын

    μεράκι

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes 🙌🏽

  • @jung.forever.
    @jung.forever.2 жыл бұрын

    Sean is totally cool with pests, no problem at all…but earthworms get “eww” 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha they are so gooey

  • @jung.forever.

    @jung.forever.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onlyplants after it rains, i pick them up off the drive way and out them back in the grass so I don’t drive over them. 🥴

  • @jung.forever.

    @jung.forever.

    2 жыл бұрын

    *put

  • @darenlim6467
    @darenlim6467 Жыл бұрын

    Big guy like you scares of worms ??? Come on man

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha 😅

  • @DD_11111
    @DD_11111 Жыл бұрын

    You are scared of earth worms? What a man. Jeez.

  • @onlyplants

    @onlyplants

    Жыл бұрын

    😅😅 they look so slimy and gross