--- 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. 7460 members, 1538 posts ## Posts - [What time of plant is this? I think it might be an alocasia but I’m not sure.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7u9fsoeQSpCWe6qjrIwMRA.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-08-03, 5 comments) - [Blooms on my Alocasia! That taller one hasn’t opened up yet. I’ll probably snip them soon](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hJ2oOjR9Tjiwe8Y7P68cFA.md) (by Mary, 2024-08-03, 3 comments) - [I repotted a couple days ago because the soil was becoming hydrophobic and she was quite root bound and now she looks…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DylHDYHOR4qCyEGh1qu5NA.md) (by Janaea, 2024-08-03, 2 comments) - [My alocasia black velvet has put out 4 beautiful leaves in the last 2 months! 🥰 But for the corms that are growing off…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pjyCyCsYRf-9_x9bfh-hAw.md) (by Tra-C, 2024-08-02, 0 comments) - [I’ve never noticed these spots on the backs of some of my plant’s leaves! What could this be from? I’ve recently…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/L5rJu9VoSoK3BZim7YRsNg.md) (by Smartyplants, 2024-08-02, 2 comments) - [Can anyone pleeeasse tell me what I’m doing wrong with my alocasias? 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Several of them have leaves that keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/egLQH_yzQlmUBHsTg4JTZA.md) (by Helen, 2024-08-01, 11 comments) - [Hey guys I just got this poor guy from Walmart it just says Alocasia any ideas what kind? I tried to look it up \& it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kSvGacfdTbi06tFByIJMsw.md) (by Malinda, 2024-08-01, 0 comments) - [Is that the tiniest leaf I have ever seen ? 🥹 I have her domed off, any ideas when I should take the dome off her ?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iS7v52IWTzGa9OywlAeIYQ.md) (by Bri, 2024-07-31, 0 comments) - [Two month progress photos! From when I got my dragon scale May 28 to July 28! Love this beautiful plant!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pMuBR5DlRcKQKyN5abV8Dg.md) (by Ria, 2024-07-31, 4 comments) - [Can you guys help me figure these little guy out his use to be so big and green with some burn from the sun. Now he has…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/t_NK8WeOTa6ErWTLbydM0Q.md) (by Happy planting, 2024-07-31, 0 comments) - [Help! My dragon scale seemed perfectly fine earlier, but when I got home from work I noticed that this leaf had…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wEW8OUfxQyWHrEoEdpmStw.md) (by KT, 2024-07-31, 7 comments) - [Hi friends, I really want to get an alocasia frydek varigata, does anyone know where I can order corms online?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/TLIwYkXYQ6e-dkNLpaRCsQ.md) (by Kennytheplantgal, 2024-07-31, 2 comments) - [my nairobi nights is doing something cool! i’m assuming these are all growing corms that are above the soil which i…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/K5RL7XktQ1-AReASsT2UgA.md) (by Bea, 2024-07-30, 0 comments) - [Think this corm is ready for soil?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZFI7dJnRQwm9NLF44VFqyg.md) (by Kayla, 2024-07-30, 3 comments) - [What are these two guys on my alocasia?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aJ3no2y-QWGn2tDww3GwaQ.md) (by Mary, 2024-07-29, 5 comments) - [My neighbor just brought her dragon scale over and asked if I could fix it. 😳 I only have experience with a very slow…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wmJFiiySRY2QqBCAw2FGjw.md) (by Stace, 2024-07-29, 6 comments) - [This alocasia has done me no wrong being in soil— my Black Velvet however, might be my stepping stone into trying Pon.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/leCV-SENQo23h46z037W5g.md) (by Lili, 2024-07-29, 6 comments) - [I’ve fought with my alocasias from day one, but I must’ve started doing something right. Each of my plants has put out…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/urXwScjFTzuzyNi7hMkpPw.md) (by Janie, 2024-07-29, 0 comments) - [What kind of Alocasia is this? Thanks in advance](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/i3d0Gw2LRFCSxIXhbWcQnA.md) (by Ayden, 2024-07-28, 5 comments) - [I SWORE I WASNT gonna try another one. Clearly I’m lying to myself. Does anyone have one in pon? I tried leca - TWICE.…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/HggTLZAZSNesiKvp1d-ndQ.md) (by Amie206, 2024-07-28, 5 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=0GInkjRy5hdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBi-YM8g77gGA) --- _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_