--- 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 A. lauterbachiana has been droopy lately. At first I thought it was because it couldn’t support the weight of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/654d9c0406bf780ca0b80394.md) (by Iplantevenrightnow🪴, 2023-11-10, 1 comment) - [Why is she bleeding 😭😭😭 I’m not concerned about the leaf dying off lmao all the other leaves are chilling and it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/654b90c93874cbb8180acc7e.md) (by MarlowMarsh, 2023-11-08, 3 comments) - [Is this corm a goner? It got stuck in the mail and arrived cold. It’s not mushy, but… 😬 It don’t look good](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65491e6f3ee19e245faa3c04.md) (by Mullein, 2023-11-06, 9 comments) - [I am considering a potting medium change for my two alocasias. My soil is currently mixed with orchid bark and perlite…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/654902cf23bbfae389413ce9.md) (by Emily, 2023-11-06, 6 comments) - [Just got one of my wishlist plants! Variegated Alocasia Frydek! It’s in a humidity dome for now to help it acclimate…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6547d5f1eeafea9c377e84cb.md) (by StephK312, 2023-11-05, 1 comment) - [Has anyone bought these clear acrylic window shelves from Amazon? I’m interested to know if they are sturdy.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6547c7ca645c0e434d7f5799.md) (by Nic Van D, 2023-11-05, 7 comments) - [can someone tell me why my adult alocasia is growing two baby leafs that aren’t even unfurling? I’m aware I have a baby…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6544243f2fa38880fd51da7b.md) (by daesh, 2023-11-02, 0 comments) - [SHES FINALLY HAPPY AGAIN, I repotted her on Monday as she was getting hydrophobic and everything. (picture 2 is when I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6543d629d54a5c85896784fa.md) (by Soup, 2023-11-02, 0 comments) - [I wanted to show off this bad girl Evangeline.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/654057626c8b443b47186abb.md) (by jedijae, 2023-10-31, 0 comments) - [My alocasia cuprea is gifting me with a bloom! I rescued this one from a grocery store, along with another that only…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/653be65b7b0c181e557c8ef6.md) (by Chantal, 2023-10-27, 0 comments) - [Time for me to dig up my Cannias and elephant, ear bulbs for the winter. I was alway all summer doing hip replacements…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/653b2b24594dda90b4653f41.md) (by Bionic plant man, 2023-10-27, 0 comments) - [This came out of my black velvet, I thought it was making a leaf until today and I’ve never seen this before…anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/653aea104793b6136cc04049.md) (by Maxx, 2023-10-26, 1 comment) - [Any idea what could cause brown - what appear to be dry/dead spots specifically only along the veins?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/653a6b38f8119cf1bd1bb1a4.md) (by KD 🪴, 2023-10-26, 0 comments) - [Can someone identify what this is? I wanted to guess pink princess but I have a bigger one that just sprouted new…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6539680e17989deecfcb4065.md) (by MariaYumango, 2023-10-25, 3 comments) - [Is it possible to mend her?😭😭 my cat had a wild night, I’m not happy!!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6538fc3fd5b385adecf4a7e6.md) (by Abigail🪴, 2023-10-25, 2 comments) - [Should i repot my dragons breathe? It was fine before but now it’s drinking up water like nothing, I gave it a drench…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6536564b179241ed46bea958.md) (by Soup, 2023-10-23, 5 comments) - [DRAMA QUEEN ALERT 🚨 I moved it for 3 DAYS! Because I was renovating my room and look at it 😭😭](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6534fc93f8119c37496c34b6.md) (by Soup, 2023-10-22, 0 comments) - [Bought this black velvet the other day for 50% off because it looked great and was just really droopy. (The plant store…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65346a65438273d48f6023cd.md) (by LindseyRae, 2023-10-22, 3 comments) - [I just ordered an alocasia corm to grow one for the first time! I hope it’s not too hard 😅 Of course, I had to dive…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6531967ad5b3850a25f95686.md) (by Mullein, 2023-10-19, 2 comments) - [My dragon scale alocasia BLOOMED!!! It’s the most beautiful flower I’ve ever seen and my proudest achievement as a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65316fb515cd32ffad9a04af.md) (by MarlowMarsh, 2023-10-19, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=QIO3F1WUjxdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBEgks1HDXiGA) --- _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_