--- 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. 7460 members, 1537 posts ## Posts - [We went to the greenhouse just to look. This is my first alocasia. My husband convinced me to buy it, though he didn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ULJhbNn8w8YdBSODV0GKJP.md) (by Micheline, 2025-07-10, 5 comments) - [At LONG LAST…Boa Celestine grew her new leaf🥹❤️😆😄](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kk9jAiCfT0enu8IzGLn5SA.md) (by Ezi, 2025-07-10, 0 comments) - [I think I posted my polly before, as I was so happy to have a new leaf from her. She was trouble from day 1, took me a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/4d8ksmDEVoAo2QY0kyeTJN.md) (by Mel, 2025-07-09, 1 comment) - [These babes are fun](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/5lvIBEtxU5W8numDAPKQ10.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-07-09, 6 comments) - [I FOUND A WISH LIST PLANT! The Alocasia ‘Black Velvet’… I found 2 of them at Walmart (of all places), repotted them…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tEXnVD49vMpMejQ14cIMEg.md) (by Denisha, 2025-07-08, 5 comments) - [My frydek has put out two beautiful leaves recently — enjoying them while they last! 🤍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GSST9Prp9jLMrLN1Inhdth.md) (by laura 🩷🪴, 2025-07-08, 6 comments) - [Hi! I’m fairly new to alocasia’s and I was wondering if that lightened green edges around the plant (it is the newest…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/LZR8DJrfCNi3ppNGULvxGM.md) (by Auds, 2025-07-08, 2 comments) - [Lookie here! My Boa Celestine her new leaf is almost opening up🥹❤️ Come on new leaf you can do it!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QMXzImy7rj6JTpPFyOoI84.md) (by Ezi, 2025-07-07, 0 comments) - [I got this silver dragon alocasia (I think) on sale today because it’s not doing so great. It does have one new leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gQX2p7z2tTCJF8rSKbmrtJ.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-07-06, 8 comments) - [I FOUND A PLANT FROM MY WISHLIST 💚 the Alocasia Frydek!! I named him Freddy 2 Wishes, for whatever reason he’s Italian…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hX4VIS26sN9AZkDD44bIQj.md) (by Denisha, 2025-07-04, 3 comments) - [Someone's getting much bigger!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/odTSIbT2yOdc1CK3lnr5jN.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-07-03, 0 comments) - [My $3 rehab project… was it worth it?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kPjFXqkQkCNH9MNeEvM87P.md) (by Water U waiting for, 2025-07-03, 5 comments) - [Look at my Boa Celestine aka The Pink Dragon Alocasia…she’s about to sprout a new leaf!🥹❤️](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/IHPZaqzgqdCyaQJaBMEzXO.md) (by Ezi, 2025-07-02, 1 comment) - [Recently got two new Alocasia’s: An Alocasia wentii and Alocasia zebrina. Any advice on how to best care for these…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vK58TkgLlANn5A7BNFFOXd.md) (by Sorbe, 2025-07-02, 2 comments) - [My Polly has a flower!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/TMolLRLKb7DDtVZRqLhVdH.md) (by Lindsay, 2025-07-01, 0 comments) - [the corm from my variegated frydek put out a perfect little leaf!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mvHfz3hNPqNLy5OIxxIOPM.md) (by clefarie, 2025-07-01, 2 comments) - [What am I doing wrong with this Alocasia Polly? I checked the roots everything looks fine doesn’t need a repot. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wPl7PTmCzA1YAicKkP5Gog.md) (by Beauty, 2025-07-01, 7 comments) - [Final colocasia arrivals.. that makes 4. Black coral and redemption varietals. Let's see how they survive the next few…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qd7Ih4yPrM07PfjBiIIWsO.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-07-01, 3 comments) - [Alright last Frangelica selfie for a while.... The leaf has unravelled and it is gorgeous! I'm sure it will get huge…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tUFKrKpTWC5dcHZsVovELQ.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-06-29, 0 comments) - [My Alocasia keeps having leaves turn yellowish green/ brown. I have been removing the leaves when this happens. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/v9rN42oxlZ0uMjHnRJeof0.md) (by Pthomas, 2025-06-29, 7 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=MAAeeG6NTRhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQB7Ijmxw2rgGA) --- _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_