--- 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, 1540 posts ## Posts - [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) - [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) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=APpD4vTirhdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCObWzSEvzgGA) --- _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_