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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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[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. 7470 members, 1545 posts

## Posts

- [Just unraveled what a beautiful baby🥰](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/eXXTNS5jT6WLC9Vqem3SLA.md) (by Sid, 2024-02-21, 0 comments)
- [So it goes 🤷‍♀️](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7PHd3FfbRDCssfSze-zuOA.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-02-21, 0 comments)
- [I went away for two weeks and my Alocasia (Polly?) is doing very bad. It lost a leaf. Any tips for bringing this baby…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZXmtD6K9ScyvjEi5XScBwQ.md) (by Noah, 2024-02-20, 4 comments)
- [This Black Velvet was bought with 2 leaves. One of them was imperfect so I trimmed it. It seemed fine for a while but I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NM5KXvlyTS-yBsAsBg0R_g.md) (by Botanical Hack, 2024-02-20, 6 comments)
- [Please help identify! I bought it knowing what it was but have completely forgotten 🫣](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zUpuSJBpR-22upLnWh5ucQ.md) (by Nik Van B, 2024-02-19, 1 comment)
- [Question, whats the best alocasia for a person who is new to alocasias?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/57SlzNU8S52l3wfi5uyPaw.md) (by Ally, 2024-02-19, 8 comments)
- [Does anyone know what is causing these brown tips? I don’t think it’s a humidity thing. They’re not dry and the plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/oO3GdiNxRtWajtNTflSYTg.md) (by Melanie, 2024-02-18, 8 comments)
- [Newest addition Dragons Breath.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/biI3VsbcQlGLWkEdw-Nzpw.md) (by Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸, 2024-02-18, 0 comments)
- [So she’s been doing well but is in a transition period from soil to lechuza pon, so she’s slowly trying to transform…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/AdSBGw_fQ7WlhIx8YiaEgA.md) (by Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸, 2024-02-18, 0 comments)
- [Newest addition 🐉](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mavvYpQYRrqKDQ54P2FGzA.md) (by Nikki, 2024-02-17, 4 comments)
- [Help!! I don’t know what to do to save my alocasia… it’s been in fluvial stratum but all the roots have rotted. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/d2914bOxTzSiWEdrkyq_8g.md) (by Rory Griffin, 2024-02-17, 7 comments)
- [Please share your care tips!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6qe94DOTSUCRXzzSe8Dq0w.md) (by bvx, 2024-02-16, 3 comments)
- [I am struggling!!!!!!! My baby is slowly dying and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Some are telling me lighting,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZML25VwzR2WiVVmUCFwUUg.md) (by Plantress, 2024-02-15, 5 comments)
- [New additions to my collection Alocasia Red Cuprea “ Secret Red”](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/KIXZcwXUSn-oizS9Re6WZQ.md) (by Jemsen, 2024-02-15, 6 comments)
- [Got this dying low rider about 6 months ago, it’s now thriving! They are high maintenance plants but once you figure…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Hco1zVSeR06Iz6TQb2TJtQ.md) (by Bella56, 2024-02-15, 1 comment)
- [Hello! Need help identifying what the problem could be. It has a new leaf growing so I’m not sure if I should cut it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zJPwevrSS02mQ5YKxK315Q.md) (by Dee🌱🌿, 2024-02-15, 2 comments)
- [A few of my favorite Alocasias](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NxpciYPLR9qNvoMYIBsIvQ.md) (by Michelle, 2024-02-15, 3 comments)
- [Help! Does anyone know why my dragon scale leaf is growing/facing downwards? The drooping stalk does not feel or look…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iiP4TjMtSEqnH2CtwrEvkw.md) (by Circe, 2024-02-12, 2 comments)
- [Can someone identify what this is starting to grow out of my alocasia. Is it a root?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wNwU1_ewTw-HjK2L45a1Tw.md) (by Tara 🪴👶🏻, 2024-02-12, 5 comments)
- [Question: I just recently moved my quilted alocasia and my silver dragon into fluval stratum. Both of them were showing…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jjhdr9IsTTGwOw8V_pWRqw.md) (by Melanie, 2024-02-11, 5 comments)

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