--- 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. 7470 members, 1545 posts ## Posts - [My husband (who usually knows 0 about plants) just told me this doesn’t do anything and that I should just get a glass…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7_xpDd5TRnO8NVh_Zhs_Vw.md) (by ToPlantHarmony, 2024-02-10, 18 comments) - [Does anyone know what kind of alocasia this is?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/C1oaHSkLTz2Sr4BFi4Ttxg.md) (by Meredith, 2024-02-09, 3 comments) - [Is this an Alocasia Mayan Mask?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/36DQsys0QtmgILcZwQMq2A.md) (by Becca, 2024-02-09, 0 comments) - [SOS, alocasia peeps. These two were rescued from the clearance aisle after a freeze. They are in my converted…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/LGdO84AVTMW5fSyuj-4cyg.md) (by Vera, 2024-02-08, 5 comments) - [hello all! wondering if anyone can help. I’ve had this large lady for 1+ years now. Have been through the cycle of…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ERoHJDGNQcywUEDbqMPk-w.md) (by Sasha 🌿🪴🌵, 2024-02-08, 5 comments) - [Can this be saved??? If so, what’s the best option? Click on picture to see it in full. Back story: it was in a 4 inch…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/PnudLD40SoawEDGa5VkgaA.md) (by Melanie, 2024-02-06, 11 comments) - [Within the past two weeks I’ve gone from “let the inflorescence grow, I heard it’s beneficial to the plant” to “this is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iRZKVGw7RBCUcIteHz4Kew.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-02-05, 5 comments) - [My current fave thing is to buy baby plants at my nursery for $2.99-3.99, like this baby alocasia. Any guesses what…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/8xgbA_9JRc65chYPm2ABNA.md) (by letsfindjoy, 2024-02-03, 4 comments) - [Went to Lowes to look for clear nursery pots and left with this baby and an airplant instead. How often do you guys…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/OHWyfCTLSjeoV7c3Gub2AQ.md) (by Big Apple Plants, 2024-02-02, 1 comment) - [I let my alocasia flower and now it’s drooping!! Is this normal? Does it just need time to recover or am I doing…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/-8esQpY8S9ibVkVzdPimVw.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-02-01, 3 comments) - [Hellooooo!!!🥳🥳 I got these two beautiful plants yesterday and deep cleaned both of them (bc I saw some bugs in other…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/stDQJP79TZGNqJ0Xw1RZMg.md) (by Kiara, 2024-01-31, 1 comment) - [I bought a healthy elephant ear from Trader Joe’s back over the summer. Long story short, I managed to slowly kill the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b7e6425ffb63694e3d7039.md) (by AJ, 2024-01-29, 4 comments) - [Hey guys! About a year or so ago I bought an Alocatia black velvet from either Sam’s or Costco, I don’t remember which,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b7270fc09f743057fa2d15.md) (by Katie, 2024-01-29, 8 comments) - [Seven leaves, one alocasia black velvet in a pot😎](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b7105a588e842c06e1340e.md) (by Plants\&theirMediums, 2024-01-29, 1 comment) - [This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time. The first one almost died of root rot and is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b6f3f11c25f8e15326d340.md) (by Big Apple Plants, 2024-01-29, 2 comments) - [This is my first inflorescence and MAAM THIS IS A CHILIS](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b691855ffb6336a214a22f.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-01-28, 3 comments) - [I just noticed this nice new leaf today! Alocasia cuprea. It always has only two or three leaves. I bet after this one…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b43c4435a378e515f9f907.md) (by Claire5904, 2024-01-26, 1 comment) - [Omg! Went to costco… and i found this beauty… for $33… this is the biggest plant i’ve ever had! Any tips for a plant of…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b432d5ff2fe5014123b053.md) (by Kimtrovert, 2024-01-26, 2 comments) - [Should I repot this baby? I got it new in November and it just grew like crazy, I mean it was small when I got it and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b4252cc09f74f1409bb311.md) (by Bodhi\_PlantMama, 2024-01-26, 0 comments) - [New leaf rollout on my Pink Princess Alocasia 🙌](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b3d79a731a9e254f497f02.md) (by Michelle, 2024-01-26, 5 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=AFnAMiDxrRdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQD76YTOySviGA) --- _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_