--- 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 - [Hi all, I’m new to the Planta community and i wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with this type of alocasia. It…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/YxnoEDiCQQidMvfMqcTLdg.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-03-08, 4 comments) - [PLLLLSSS I got so excited when I saw this on my college campus!! It’s giving such strong Alocasia vibes but I’m also…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/G74hTE8BTgeHhR9cKFVU1A.md) (by Rory Griffin, 2024-03-07, 6 comments) - [Hey guys! So I purchased 2 Milo’s at Walmart tonight… they look good I didn’t see any signs of pests or diseases… got…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/_cwlG7zWSqe1wG-pyxMS7g.md) (by Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸, 2024-03-07, 18 comments) - [Repotting my Alocasia \& wanted to try growing these corms. The last time I tried the corms rotted on me ☹️ I added…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/LrwRxrinQ8WAzu1cJzlC0g.md) (by Lili, 2024-03-05, 13 comments) - [I just repotted my elephant ear and I found it had over 20+ corms!!! Does anyone have any tips on how to grow them? I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/d6ktsYSISoG0e1LUJ7bqog.md) (by Cami, 2024-03-05, 2 comments) - [My Alocasia isn’t doing so great—it started out with 6 leaves and has lost 3! Im trying to increase the light by adding…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fqinU4U5QmKBjv8KpNOMlw.md) (by RoseRed, 2024-03-05, 0 comments) - [Hi all, I’ve had this little black velvet alocasia since October and it’s very persnickety. I’ve repotted it, tried…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/43IhASyiS4qywi50qLl83g.md) (by MDplantfan, 2024-03-04, 14 comments) - [I got this plant a couple weeks ago and it’s been the most temperamental pain in the butt. Any advice on what it needs?…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xgUDyxUXR5yfui574jN35g.md) (by Mags, 2024-03-04, 5 comments) - [I got this alocasia yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about this plant? it’s my first one.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/m6ut0J7ISAGpMsSNQiFPEA.md) (by ella, 2024-03-04, 6 comments) - [Can elephant ears be propogated? Feel like I just made up a word. lol. I’ve read different things and get mixed…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Po1UYIFFQE6ffO-MNh-nbg.md) (by Plantress, 2024-03-04, 4 comments) - [Hello! My elephant ear I bought about a month ago… one the leaves is started to turn yellow and droop. The other ones…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/13yH2sW8RkqbaGlt8HO3RQ.md) (by Elaine-Marie, 2024-03-04, 6 comments) - [I need some help identifying this Alocasia! The app thinks it’s an elephant ear (alocasia wentii), the leaves just…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GCdZuo8aTVejFXY2TSH81g.md) (by Jess🌱, 2024-03-03, 6 comments) - [Wanted to share; I’m liking how this little setup has worked so far. ~Alocasia Silver Dragon~ 🐉](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qKNCY6TgRuSDbg779rhboA.md) (by Ji11, 2024-03-03, 1 comment) - [My Frydek put out a pure white leaf I had to cut, its oldest leaf just died so I had to cut it off too. Luckily I see a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/r9NRt0NnQvSuD1OnL_VZeA.md) (by Evil Plant Dad, 2024-03-02, 1 comment) - [Are these corms too premature? To propagate..](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/TxJSkH1eSZKcaW4b9sSWeQ.md) (by Autumn, 2024-03-02, 8 comments) - [I got another Alocasia!! 😝 AND IT HAS A GROWING CORM!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/34mgiZ3NRZmzQ_MxLxQv2A.md) (by Autumn, 2024-03-02, 1 comment) - [I can’t tell if my baby is becoming translucent due to temperature or needing a repot? It’s watered correctly, but has…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aYUnXs1FRrOPn6KeCUrmHg.md) (by Bodhi\_PlantMama, 2024-02-29, 2 comments) - [Hello! Is this a root that is too shallow? It’s essentially on the surface.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2BC_iCKMQ96aX7WhYE2M0Q.md) (by Erica, 2024-02-28, 1 comment) - [The “new” leaf on my Polly has looked like this for 6 weeks! Could the plant be dormant? Would that happen while in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CSIfYf43Rt-vhzNU4M5DNA.md) (by Alli, 2024-02-28, 6 comments) - [my first alocasia polly 🤞🏻 i know these can be hard, any tips or tricks are appreciated!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/92mHbw7eRaOjvSzPDrV1lw.md) (by cal, 2024-02-26, 4 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mPP_Lb5KtxdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAIPzMp2PTgGA) --- _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_