Was this plant being sold as a garden plant or houseplant?

when the lowest .. oldest leaf struggles after the noted stresses.. i just presume it was those stresses.. and dont worry about it.. when it is no longer green.. just snip it off.... dont mess up the rest of the plant trying to save that leaf.. just water properly ....

the same with late developing marks or holes... i might think to myself.. it happened in shipping from grower to seller to my house.. and it was so slight.. it took a few weeks to 'show' ....

i presume that is its new pot.. and i wouldnt worry about the roots .. until i repotted it.. i would let it settle down for a month or 3 before repotting .... and im not sure now would be the best time to repot anyway ...

i also wondered if this was really a houseplant ... but youll never know until you try ... i would definitely keep it outside in shade in summer ...

and as such.. i wondered how you heat your house in winter.. and if this plant would appreciate the usual dry heat of a winter furnace .. etc ... or cold nights near a window ....

ken

ps: i understand protecting the wood floor.. but balancing it on a smallish block might end up being a problem ..;... if someone bumps into it ... child.. cat.. drunken friend.. etc ... lol ..

Any chance water is collecting at the bottom of the outer pot?

Thank you both!

Tiffany- the plant was being sold as a houseplant. My mother and mother in law both have Elephant Ears in their outdoor gardens, but this woman (whom I've bought plants from before) said it would do well inside with indirect bright light. Worst comes to worst, I do have a small space on my apartment porch that I can transition it to when it's a bit warmer.

Ken- Thank you, that makes me feel better. When I first got into plants, I had a truly awful incident in which I didn't fully understand the soil and light needs of my plants/over estimated the light in a particular part of my apartment and killed multiple plants due to root rot. I spent about 20 hours that weekend trying to save what I could and propagate when possible...then I got so worried about that that I ended up underwatering quite a few and lost some that way. If only I came to houzz then! Since then, I can be quite jumpy at the first sign of my plants showing any changes--worried they are root rotting--I'm trying to get better at leaving them alone and giving them time to adjust. I've gotten better at being able to tell water needs by the weight of the pot/looking at the leaves (as the moisture meter I was using failed me), but with new plants or when I've upgraded a plant to a bigger pot, it takes me a bit to figure it out.

I live in the Bay Area of California, so don't have a heating system/AC in my apartment, but do have room heaters. Typically, only a few weeks of the year do we experience significant highs and lows. So I won't be able to try the furnace, but can keep an eye out for how it does if the temperature gets low.

And yes! Thank you-- The wooden stand is just temporary. I'm hoping to get a better looking stand for it/outer pot this weekend. When I got worried it could be some kind of pest infestation, I put it on the block to move it a bit further away from the other plants.

Appreciate the feedback!

HU-622143985-- I checked--no water there either. thank you!

OK, I hope it goes well! It sure is pretty. :) These plants are known for getting spider mites inside when the air is dry, and exhibiting seasonal behavior or even temporary dormancy if there is significant fluctuation in conditions, so they are less common as permanent indoor houseplants. But it sounds like your conditions are probably as close as possible to what this plant would prefer for an inside location.

I don't believe an alocasia would ever thrive as a houseplant..years ago I lived in San Mateo CA for 5 years..it does seem too cold there to leave an alocasia out year round ..mine are outside in Indianapolis for 5 months..don't know for sure but I think an alocasia might prefer my summer to yours..your nights are cooler..when I bring them in they slowly decline (seasonal behavior or even temporary dormancy as Tiffany said) but take off when I put them back out..I'm careful year round not to overwater..

I've heard if the pot's too large the plant doesn't absorb the water in the container which leads to rot..

I cut my colocasias back but overwinter my alocasias as plants..

I moved these to my front porch last week to take them inside through the front door..the broken leaf was hit by a branch..I won't remove it until it's no longer green as ken said..

Thank you Tiffany and nicholsworth! We shall see how it goes!