--- 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. 7466 members, 1542 posts ## Posts - [SOS! I've had this Scalprum in perlite for months \& got used to checking \& finding zero progress. But yesterday when I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/5VkArOhBk0oSHaZCB8g81b.md) (by BlondeinBrooklyn, 2025-07-21, 8 comments) - [So proud of my Jacklyn pushing out leaf number 3 😊… does anyone know how many leaves these can have at one time as…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/O74QDVSva6MYL8bP4H0fSH.md) (by Sarah, 2025-07-21, 3 comments) - [I did a huge chop and prop last year on my Micholitziana. When I repotted, I didn't cover the entire stalk with pon…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MnNEBOTsm2HTGimd8qqrJ7.md) (by Plant Dad, 2025-07-18, 1 comment) - [I am not an alocasia expert by a long shot, but this frydek (I’m pretty sure that’s what she is) has been doing great!…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/UoCeVwFBsj3J7limjc8I72.md) (by Marsarts, 2025-07-17, 2 comments) - [Help! My Black Velvet Pink Variagated Alocasia is curling! At first I thought it was forgot to water it or something…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/75fBJMjCtDaOVR9U2Wkr5t.md) (by Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌, 2025-07-17, 5 comments) - [I was given a no ID baby alocasia. Does anyone here know what kind it is???](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tJf4sp2VryyzSYZKiMChca.md) (by NicWic, 2025-07-16, 1 comment) - [Loving the new leaf it’s already working on another 🥰. Hoping it grows more half moons I just love half moons!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vloi0F9sXzI2g2knpi0vHb.md) (by Momo, 2025-07-16, 0 comments) - [How do you guys get your alocasia to grow large and not just die in the winter till the next summer? i live in southern…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hiCA5zPgFmXSz6zu2WLj57.md) (by Macie, 2025-07-15, 1 comment) - [She’s got 2 flowers!! I chopped the one in the photo because it was done. She’s HAPPY!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/czJZ6uif17K3j1ODSqvy49.md) (by Amie206, 2025-07-12, 2 comments) - [How big do these guys normally get? The longest stem is about 26” long and they just keep growing! Do they ever need a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GQgtCxKsAIV7RA5z9MuaNS.md) (by Fyreflie1980, 2025-07-12, 1 comment) - [A little baby alocasia!!!! omg!!!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/8MUhVz3W8zWXWNAfVPL6xR.md) (by micaela, 2025-07-11, 2 comments) - [We went to the greenhouse just to look. This is my first alocasia. My husband convinced me to buy it, though he didn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ULJhbNn8w8YdBSODV0GKJP.md) (by Micheline, 2025-07-10, 5 comments) - [At LONG LAST…Boa Celestine grew her new leaf🥹❤️😆😄](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kk9jAiCfT0enu8IzGLn5SA.md) (by Ezi, 2025-07-10, 0 comments) - [I think I posted my polly before, as I was so happy to have a new leaf from her. She was trouble from day 1, took me a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/4d8ksmDEVoAo2QY0kyeTJN.md) (by Mel, 2025-07-09, 1 comment) - [These babes are fun](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/5lvIBEtxU5W8numDAPKQ10.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-07-09, 6 comments) - [I FOUND A WISH LIST PLANT! The Alocasia ‘Black Velvet’… I found 2 of them at Walmart (of all places), repotted them…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tEXnVD49vMpMejQ14cIMEg.md) (by Denisha, 2025-07-08, 5 comments) - [My frydek has put out two beautiful leaves recently — enjoying them while they last! 🤍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GSST9Prp9jLMrLN1Inhdth.md) (by laura 🩷🪴, 2025-07-08, 6 comments) - [Hi! I’m fairly new to alocasia’s and I was wondering if that lightened green edges around the plant (it is the newest…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/LZR8DJrfCNi3ppNGULvxGM.md) (by Auds, 2025-07-08, 2 comments) - [Lookie here! My Boa Celestine her new leaf is almost opening up🥹❤️ Come on new leaf you can do it!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QMXzImy7rj6JTpPFyOoI84.md) (by Ezi, 2025-07-07, 0 comments) - [I got this silver dragon alocasia (I think) on sale today because it’s not doing so great. It does have one new leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gQX2p7z2tTCJF8rSKbmrtJ.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-07-06, 8 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mDHHSZe8TxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBNfmMC_3vhGA) --- _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_