--- 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 - [If you start a corm off in soil, can you switch it to hydro once it develops leaves? Or would that kill it since it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/SfaiFqAzSJOFpbDPagFRKA.md) (by OGForestGreen, 2024-03-18, 3 comments) - [Picked this beauty (in the front) up off the Lowe’s discount rack today. Can’t figure out which variety it is! The tag…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gduahz--S6GRvZVqRyD_OQ.md) (by Sarena, 2024-03-18, 7 comments) - [Can yall help me identify these alos? The app says they’re both dragon scale but they look so different. I wasn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZbQtbT7uRbeyt3P1ae9yyg.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-03-17, 4 comments) - [Repotted my alo on the 7th and it’s been doing well. I watered on the 15th and made sure the pot/soil drained well…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NaQPNIIDSAKwFT3i87Pz2g.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-03-17, 2 comments) - [Is this an Alocasia Polly or Mandalay?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kjlJr5t9T3SGOiqK1D-ukQ.md) (by Stephanie Pincheira, 2024-03-16, 6 comments) - [Just got this last week and not sure how best to care for it! I love it and don't want to hurt it! It looks like the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/o8i3WerlROGRs5VpnwJhwA.md) (by Natalie💕plants, 2024-03-16, 8 comments) - [Can some identify the smaller plant below the Polly? Thank you!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Oeu7N0bGQwSVkZ4b9J9bXw.md) (by Magatoria, 2024-03-16, 3 comments) - [Trying to identify this Alocasia! Please help :)](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZE2spIXBRCu87_cRxeVf9A.md) (by Katie Jane, 2024-03-15, 4 comments) - [Hi all! I have a lil baby Odora Batik that has suddenly started dropping leaves after a new one popped in. No changes…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CXUoGR40SviJ0slLazeQ9g.md) (by Kbeaz, 2024-03-15, 2 comments) - [Repotted my Alocasia odora today, and ended up finding three cormlets! I’m excited to try my hand at propagating these…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WmLj-uQiS3S-sJRVbBfPtw.md) (by Terracotta💫, 2024-03-15, 3 comments) - [Is this scale? I don’t remember there being so many spots](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bBMjA5-yT4qv-hk-Uukv7w.md) (by OGForestGreen, 2024-03-14, 14 comments) - [Hi everyone! I’m new to plants, and oddly have had success with Alocasias so far. I’m obsessed with them at this…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6geg1R2FQGCkSltL_JnJjA.md) (by NeyPlanti22, 2024-03-14, 11 comments) - [Any advice on potting these beauties? They’ve been growing since June and I’m nervous.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DNz5mHhdR5WKg5t8OIwMNg.md) (by Mo’s Plants🪴, 2024-03-13, 4 comments) - [Why?? Nothing has changed and it’s not over/under watered :/](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/sx09ti3MROGXSkjB2qqQSg.md) (by Bodhi\_PlantMama, 2024-03-13, 2 comments) - [I need help with my first Alocasia! I picked him up about two weeks ago, repotted about one week ago. He has a new leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/u8Yh-pDWQDuir2J6dxIH9w.md) (by Audrey, 2024-03-12, 7 comments) - [I’m so excited about my A. Macrorrhiza Camouflage!! He’s already unfurling a new leaf! Will the next leaf be as tall as…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/41mvANLQR9KhJfG1kT8l2A.md) (by Erica, 2024-03-11, 10 comments) - [Good morning plant friends! Does anyone mix their own soil mix for their alocasias/monsteras? If so, what are your…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bSTm-7QORj-DFO4BYhGZdA.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-03-10, 4 comments) - [Can I put my elephant ear alocasia in lecca? Or is that a bad idea? Need help badly](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GMPfYjmIRJqor0YicX36SA.md) (by TheCrazyPlantLaidy, 2024-03-10, 7 comments) - [I had to repot my Alocasia Silver Dragon and found these corms. What is the best way to propagate these?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lqzTmvFtTkKIkquOfKKk-Q.md) (by Big Apple Plants, 2024-03-10, 6 comments) - [My question: Is the lighter green color on the right side from it not fully hardening yet?? The left one had the same…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aNTFyjY3QHCWLYvU6qLfQA.md) (by Lili, 2024-03-09, 4 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GNmtP1owuxdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCQMLoQm_DgGA) --- _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_