--- title: "Alocasia Aficionados" description: "The Lush Alocasia and Colocasia group" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA" language: "en" modified: "2023-07-31T09:16:35.156Z" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/mpycjli7ggvccwjwq84r.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # Alocasia Aficionados Discover the beauty of Alocasias and Colocasias with fellow plant lovers, share tips, and embrace the joy of cultivating these exotic treasures. Foliage plants. 7461 members, 1540 posts ## Posts - [Hey guys! About a year or so ago I bought an Alocatia black velvet from either Sam’s or Costco, I don’t remember which,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b7270fc09f743057fa2d15.md) (by Katie, 2024-01-29, 8 comments) - [Seven leaves, one alocasia black velvet in a pot😎](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b7105a588e842c06e1340e.md) (by Plants\&theirMediums, 2024-01-29, 1 comment) - [This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time. The first one almost died of root rot and is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b6f3f11c25f8e15326d340.md) (by Big Apple Plants, 2024-01-29, 2 comments) - [This is my first inflorescence and MAAM THIS IS A CHILIS](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b691855ffb6336a214a22f.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-01-28, 3 comments) - [I just noticed this nice new leaf today! Alocasia cuprea. It always has only two or three leaves. I bet after this one…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b43c4435a378e515f9f907.md) (by Claire5904, 2024-01-26, 1 comment) - [Omg! Went to costco… and i found this beauty… for $33… this is the biggest plant i’ve ever had! Any tips for a plant of…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b432d5ff2fe5014123b053.md) (by Kimtrovert, 2024-01-26, 2 comments) - [Should I repot this baby? I got it new in November and it just grew like crazy, I mean it was small when I got it and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b4252cc09f74f1409bb311.md) (by Bodhi\_PlantMama, 2024-01-26, 0 comments) - [New leaf rollout on my Pink Princess Alocasia 🙌](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b3d79a731a9e254f497f02.md) (by Michelle, 2024-01-26, 5 comments) - [Hey guys! New here! Here’s a small portion of my Alocasia collection. Not an aficionado necessarily, but I’d like to be!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b3d73e84e38d2e8d0aed12.md) (by Michelle, 2024-01-26, 1 comment) - [My frydek lost most of its leaves during its winter dormancy period sadly but now that she is refreshed and calibrated…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b2d9bb60d645e63671b9a8.md) (by E, 2024-01-25, 4 comments) - [Massive new leaf rolling out](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b1b1d0da40477caa54416f.md) (by Claire5904, 2024-01-25, 2 comments) - [My Polly has been in Fluval stratum in a non draining vessel for almost a month now, hasn’t dropped any leaves since…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b0171387571768462908fa.md) (by Jaiden, 2024-01-23, 6 comments) - [Should I prune this large leaf off my elephant ear? I have a new leaf growth and have been trying to get it healthy…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65aea9edc29c0863facdce0d.md) (by Alexis, 2024-01-22, 4 comments) - [Dying or going dormant? Two months ago this was a new leaf—the last leaf on my giant taro— but now it is wilting from…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65ad6375c29c081219a8895b.md) (by Vera, 2024-01-21, 5 comments) - [Thank you to everyone who convinced me to wait it out bc they said it looked like a leaf \& not a bloom. IT IS INDEED A…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a9c2ca51f91c11fb0b11e1.md) (by Lili, 2024-01-19, 1 comment) - [Hey guys! Any ideas of what’s going on with my Alocasia? Or any advice about this? I found one of his leaves like this…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a95077490c5f9803351d76.md) (by Lauren, 2024-01-18, 5 comments) - [I thought this was a leaf malformation but it’s actually my first inflorescence 🥹🤧 proud plant mama here 🙋🏼‍♀️…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a8149c490c5f5dbf0fb970.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-01-17, 2 comments) - [HELP!! My black velvet alocasia was doing great and and the past couple days is circling the drain.. she is under a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a6dfe2728de6c7f66d450d.md) (by Ashley-balcerek, 2024-01-16, 6 comments) - [Hey everyone! This is my first Alocasia ever so I still don’t know what I’m doing. My question is that my Alocasia’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a636799b445f82cd273097.md) (by SeaShel, 2024-01-16, 5 comments) - [Wouldn’t necessarily say I’m an aficionado yet but I am encouraged by this beauty.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65a49e5010e7ac44b431445c.md) (by Liz 🪴, 2024-01-15, 4 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=AJmAyrdlqhdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCcxhfucv_gGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_