--- 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, 1538 posts ## Posts - [so I got this frydek about 2 weeks ago via mail, is there anything i can do? humidity level is always in range of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dJR-gwFuSp6trSihDmhn5w.md) (by Kennytheplantgal, 2024-05-06, 9 comments) - [Wanted to show off this new leaf still hardening on my black velvet 😍 also there are currently 8 leaves on this…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/n2ieKt2GQpOdwyIILdqJtg.md) (by p\_cilly, 2024-05-06, 3 comments) - [Beauty♥️](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ei_S71MiRtuaNv-x5XkP9Q.md) (by Kait, 2024-05-06, 4 comments) - [I was wondering will this Dragon Scale survive? This my first time caring for an Alocasia and I accidentally watered it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/KBs-PPJYSoG2cD9C0TZPYA.md) (by Ezi, 2024-05-06, 8 comments) - [Hi there! New to trying to keep plants, my friend gave me her black velvet alocasia propagation. Any advice and tips?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Xstx5B0gQi-u0kRP-0G7aw.md) (by Hugo\_Stiglitz, 2024-05-05, 3 comments) - [Anyone else having success in water with their Alocasia? I switched to water because I was having trouble with soil,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DwboA90QRW6UuimMdRSkWg.md) (by Alt, 2024-05-05, 9 comments) - [Omg helpppp. I have no idea what happening!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0Ynp3NBJTyu2eHXD_CSLEw.md) (by Kayla, 2024-05-05, 0 comments) - [Should I mist my alocasia?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XIj5pKYnTC6in6MK2arxtQ.md) (by anna 🪴🦐💌, 2024-05-03, 9 comments) - [Torn between a win and if I should be worried. My black velvet alocasia has produced a flower as well as having a new…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/-tPbpjpmSKOG1UpA9Y8-Dg.md) (by Marc75, 2024-05-03, 4 comments) - [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) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mOI1M08myxdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCIRdt0otvgGA) --- _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_