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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"
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# 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. 7463 members, 1541 posts

## Posts

- [I got the mother plant at Walmart a couple months ago, but I can not decide what species of alocasia this is! This is a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3VCjyjkztDDDeTqugzuvJ6.md) (by Adriana G, 2026-09-05, 5 comments)
- [My Polly’s newest leaf is finally open! 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mjbCd9YsykvVuOacOTrgfD.md) (by Chey Guy, 2026-09-03, 2 comments)
- [What can this mean? I love my Elly. I notice these marks on her this morning. I keep Elly on my porch which has…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bvt2xetatwFsQLa8xVgMLW.md) (by Sylvia, 2026-09-01, 2 comments)
- [I got this as a starter plant about 9 months ago. Thought I killed her. Shes still pretty small, but has a new corm…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/VruhUpxd6z9Qjo5LDJJC84.md) (by Mel, 2026-08-30, 0 comments)
- [I’ve had him 9 days and already he’s giving 🫰🏻](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/l7DDJohzvG21JES2ZGYuSk.md) (by Emmyyy, 2026-08-29, 0 comments)
- [I got my alocasia 3 weeks ago and after one week I start noticing thin areas on two of the leaves, I don’t know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xmFJvDS5YNx3wb88XHvST3.md) (by Iliana, 2026-08-27, 7 comments)
- [My 1st alocasias!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XkmjkJr4danoqmVgE1K3iU.md) (by Tricia, 2026-08-27, 1 comment)
- [Can anyone explain why my regal shield leaves are looking like this? 😔 am I overwatering it? Newest leaf is the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iWgcl6OOIqNVWCEXmxYpUb.md) (by Plants, 2026-08-26, 3 comments)
- [I’m wondering if these leaves are yellowing due to age or if I have a different issue on my hands. Insight welcome!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NYue8X2g11wDttw2qq3aq6.md) (by nia, 2026-08-25, 4 comments)
- [My dragon scale and silver dragon first leaves in the pon 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QSgpRcqRg8ezylo249eb7M.md) (by Wendyyy, 2026-08-24, 0 comments)
- [My Red Secret is finally popping out a new shoot (foreground) but this bulby looking thing is also coming out… is it a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0ZC9dqHtuiO0ZkO8TeYsps.md) (by Danyule, 2026-08-23, 3 comments)
- [Lorenzo, my Alocasia Melo. No words…😍😍😍 #NeeCee\_LovesPlants #PlantWhisperer #AlocasiaMelo #Alocasia #AlocasiaLovers…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/4meQHcYtvkt7jbW3W68I9d.md) (by Nee Cee\_Loves Plant, 2026-08-23, 1 comment)
- [Welcoming my new Venom home today 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/HQUQNUjPiSKVXlKRS6GuV5.md) (by Chey Guy, 2026-08-22, 2 comments)
- [My regal shield albo just put out its 3rd white leaf. The first 2 white ones do have tiny specks of green but not much.…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DZ2fliuGRudIpOIzWTYBw2.md) (by Kaylyn 🌱, 2026-08-21, 2 comments)
- [My first one!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/n9wN7DNjbcaOXZfPZhTyhz.md) (by Regina, 2026-08-20, 4 comments)
- [Question here, once the flowers are done blooming (as you can see in the middle) should I cut them off or leave them?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lqwSHsUT7fsKASwSTkUy51.md) (by RocTheGreen, 2026-08-19, 2 comments)
- [I am trying my first semi hydro on this alocasia and now his oldest leaf is leaning down REALLY hard. The petiole is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/OU1cGgWEtzl2Fg4hrIs562.md) (by Nikiller, 2026-08-18, 3 comments)
- [The latest leaf is shining bright like a diamond 💎 4th leaf and is already 16cm long!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tBbnDEiCSh0gKQH9dSva52.md) (by Emmyyy, 2026-08-18, 0 comments)
- [Wondering if we need to separate the smaller growth. She was last repotted in June.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/8yr2dkUxOmuQhP5FsDiCdj.md) (by rubie.rue, 2026-08-18, 1 comment)
- [Pruned my elephant ear a bit and gave the leaves a good wipe down. I’ve had him for almost 3 years now \& he spawned…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/v4AzLsIH61IBvfcfUrPGml.md) (by Claire, 2026-08-17, 0 comments)

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