--- 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. 7468 members, 1544 posts ## Posts - [Why is my Alocasia dropping like this? I have it under a grow light for 8-9 hours a day. 😔](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vDj9zb50Rmi4MiNxJX39kA.md) (by Devin, 2024-05-03, 9 comments) - [They've been in a sealed glass Tupperware with water only ... thinking of moving them to perlite finally 🌱](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/9QszRlCBT-qMvJMgd1eqOQ.md) (by ROOTING4U, 2024-05-02, 2 comments) - [Help! My Alocasia melos leaves are rotting. The leaf will turn yellow or dark green then slowly rot away. The roots are…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pRyq1pzRTAmBqkErjifCeg.md) (by Chantell, 2024-05-02, 6 comments) - [Ok wait, do the corms need to be in high humidity or just stay damp?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dYRyzL4ARN2CVlK51NOEzw.md) (by Kayla, 2024-05-02, 4 comments) - [Can you propagate corms in damp sphagnum moss?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lRRY-D8QS--6wjqHcpGS7g.md) (by Cc, 2024-05-02, 8 comments) - [Omg omg omg! So many corms in my Polly. I’m excited!!! What’s the best substrate for growing them? I’ve got em in damp…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jiZ_5LC8Rt6w1RYsZ-xt3w.md) (by Kayla, 2024-05-02, 2 comments) - [Can someone pls tell me what these yellow spot looking things are? She has been growing really well and producing…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/exyeHILwTa6UjPMXdIJoMA.md) (by Dee🌱🌿, 2024-05-02, 0 comments) - [So does anyone have corms you’d want to trade for a silver dragon corm? I’m wanting to try to grow a new plant from…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XCpQl-BXQyywMhsfpp5ufA.md) (by LaRosa, 2024-05-02, 0 comments) - [Update, Hi guys the center is gooey and slimy ant advice?😩🩶🪴](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wbSaxkkgQJqvKXVuA9_45g.md) (by Doll, 2024-05-01, 3 comments) - [Hi Folks, I’m flummoxed! This doesn’t look like all the images of Corms I’ve seen. They all had a long tail \& a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zktsrTLWSQCjjRSZ3pqRIw.md) (by MudSkipper Jnr, 2024-04-30, 3 comments) - [Got my dream alocasia today for one $20. I WIN I have this guy repotted in a peat poss, perilite, and all purpose…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jiR3uN5HR9y3Lzeyr_Iymg.md) (by Kayla ann🥰, 2024-04-30, 3 comments) - [Got all my corms ready to grow. (These are only 1/4 of what I have) In case anyone didn’t know, because I just learned…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DZl3EclpQfi0fBjBXv0mkg.md) (by Josie, 2024-04-30, 3 comments) - [Here is what’s left of my silver dragon scale . What is the best way to rehab the nub?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/_JqOgkYYSVuW5wG8dw6Omw.md) (by Malinda, 2024-04-29, 2 comments) - [Bought it with the leaf yellowing but now I’ve noticed two other leaves following along , any suggestions? . It’s in a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/-1UH29XaQm2zg185e9Lj4g.md) (by Angel m, 2024-04-29, 3 comments) - [Is there anyone good at identifying baby/seedling Alocasia ? I know it can be hard because they are so small. I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/goQHHJf8TPyDy3IhPbM8Tw.md) (by Malinda, 2024-04-29, 4 comments) - [Question! :-) I'm New here to Alocasias. Circled in yellow— Are these going to be flowers or leaves. If flowers I need…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/uAWkyTzuRdmDBxYPXGSfPw.md) (by LovedemLeos, 2024-04-29, 4 comments) - [Finally finished my new shelves! The bottom shelf has all my alocasias! I can’t imagine what more an alocasia could…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NnMZu61pQ9ibmTiRb7NIPg.md) (by Janie, 2024-04-28, 1 comment) - [My alocasia amazonica has been home in the big box soil for over a month and she never changed. Today I decided to pop…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XiJEpQToRZaV2eKoV85vNA.md) (by Josie, 2024-04-28, 6 comments) - [Just picked up my first Alocasia Reginae. All of the ones they had, had these on the stems. What is it?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7aL3aXzKR0i04WAW-1m4dA.md) (by Kait, 2024-04-27, 3 comments) - [Does anyone know what are these stems? My plant seems to be healthy it’s been pushing out leaves and no pests. I want…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/nrLrecEvTKiM24KbJ4-LpA.md) (by Tt, 2024-04-27, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GI6ykek_yhdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQB9rzQAEPHhGA) --- _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_