--- 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. 7466 members, 1542 posts ## Posts - [Best substrate for this dragon scale alocasia? I’ve had it living in just water for a few months now because I had a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ad0a1buDXlqSZJtqmIsmm2.md) (by Violette, 2026-01-10, 5 comments) - [I just bought this beautiful alocasia Zebrina for 25$ at my local Kroger. I used sexy plant juice spray on her to clean…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mwJCRjbrg0zXSzmythEY44.md) (by Christiancalathea, 2026-01-09, 3 comments) - [I just got the acclimated Bambino Pink Albo. Please tell me how to keep her beautiful. She will go under a grow light…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pw0TNGqBvShBPAQ70nhm7v.md) (by Molly, 2026-01-07, 1 comment) - [I thought my Melo was struggling to push out new leafs, turns out they were flowers!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2LPFI8SNkATOUVuNN8pMUg.md) (by Tristin, 2026-01-06, 6 comments) - [Hi, what would cause this yellowing? I have 3 leaves doing this, photographed. It has just put out two much larger…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WXdyWqFWNgai0Cx3lbati7.md) (by Shell, 2026-01-05, 4 comments) - [YAAAYY!!! after several months of waiting for these corms to grow roots, not only have they grown many roots, but also…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/5Sdum9HGuiecN3viSiFNIN.md) (by bear, 2026-01-04, 2 comments) - [I ordered a tiny dancer off Palmstreet, kinda new to alocasias, anybody got any tips or use one they can share…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GyfuWSQW5vABhqEDldDeTK.md) (by Crazy plant lady, 2026-01-04, 4 comments) - [Had to share. Can't wait. It might larger than the last one that was around 8". 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iTn446NIPZWk7PbDY046Pw.md) (by jlsKenzy, 2026-01-04, 0 comments) - [Is my Alocasia Polly a goner? It has continued to drop leaves so I’m going to try a new location (couple feet away from…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vTk7BeFMYDnv0abCz2mlk4.md) (by Jwhite, 2026-01-03, 5 comments) - [I tried to put my Alocasia polly in a semi-hydro setup and gave her root rot 🤦🏼‍♀️ Oops. Can someone help me…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QTSTJYhRVnEDK3ZGFOb5CA.md) (by Madison, 2025-12-30, 7 comments) - [My new Dragon Scale leaf😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/1b0Y23ImVFFIJo2zfBDuml.md) (by Paz, 2025-12-30, 1 comment) - [Got this beauty today for $7 a Lowes!!! I’m a newbie so open to all tips I have a humidifier of course and on a north…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/weQ2AXv0lmbh77Tg4LKeBb.md) (by Chey, 2025-12-29, 6 comments) - [Is my alocasia blooming? It’s a silver dragon 🐉 btw. He’s also 2 years old.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/yuwYoH3sjC8TRowtGFiOOZ.md) (by Tellie, 2025-12-28, 6 comments) - [Why does it look like the leaf loosing its color?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/YRah3YuTSM1efFgis6duKD.md) (by Daisy, 2025-12-28, 4 comments) - [Melo corm has a leaf!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gMNNTfBn2WJYsMH3jZt2JY.md) (by Jess, 2025-12-28, 1 comment) - [Newest leaf on my Cuprea Red Secret ❤️](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7D2M58mvNjE4K8OMKVpS6y.md) (by Jess, 2025-12-28, 2 comments) - [My first two alocasias! I am already in love with them!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CCarZ9fI2hHAE3fK0xpWp2.md) (by Nashville Smashville, 2025-12-28, 2 comments) - [The new leaf on my dragon scale is open. It’s the most stunning leaf I’ve ever had on my plants. Also, I had a question…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MYKYVZuhUQEke1B6tvDBtU.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2025-12-22, 2 comments) - [I repotted my Polly today and found so many presents! What on earth do I do with them? The tiny one up top is from my…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MliZVems5aL0fSYTMvxoqp.md) (by Fyreflie1980, 2025-12-22, 8 comments) - [A post with photos or video](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ciNb4tEbNkDZvdX5ahg9ct.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-12-19, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mBPgE4KnghhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQA_hQvBVlnhGA) --- _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_