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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"
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# 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

- [I just got this Alocasia from Harris Teeter a few days ago She was worse for wear but seems to not be worsening, which…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/B8ykLnsyfyMABVgElqzfcL.md) (by Jungle Cat, 2025-09-16, 2 comments)
- [Local greenhouse got her in a bulk ship with no label, just an Alocasia. I believe it's a Cuprea, Red Secret....correct…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fYlk2sPRiQTLmsySyLiNKA.md) (by Mel, 2025-09-16, 1 comment)
- [My black velvet is blessing me with her 12th leaf! The most she’s ever had 🥰 I just had to share my excitement. I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/66MP27Pj8ar38qHriVJLdy.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-09-14, 2 comments)
- [New to plant care☺️ Got this from Home Depot first plant for the new home. Need tips on how to take care of it and if I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lMfadWr6oEU8Dpo7vMPePK.md) (by Cindy, 2025-09-10, 1 comment)
- [🦕💚🌱](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CeSEqyzkQfcPOEEKaPpDQz.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-09, 4 comments)
- [I'm thinking about getting an alocacia, any specific type I should get? I'm thinking about getting a frydek](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/YjwALQK9JN5ctQhsDvnVL1.md) (by LittleMorningLatte, 2025-09-09, 7 comments)
- [Do the leaves just keep getting bigger and bigger? I thought the previous one was huge but the newest one is like…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GaDcTH7HLUKT0Kev6nvebD.md) (by Fyreflie1980, 2025-09-09, 2 comments)
- [new leaf is in!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WcOpuXyzfkXHu5oI5LOyBP.md) (by Bojangles, 2025-09-09, 0 comments)
- [Okay, give it to me straight; what can I do to fix up this plant? This is my first colocasia and I’m pretty new to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tqOix1UKZ1nNtXFZiL0cb1.md) (by Mars, 2025-09-08, 2 comments)
- [✨](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QLsgiRtYgyobKe2tPLWDLy.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-08, 0 comments)
- [Some seeds getting pretty close to being ready to harvest. I’ve always done from corm in the past . This should be…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/34FTKc3bwvmCnBeEM8mbNl.md) (by Alocasia addict, 2025-09-08, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone know what’s up with the undersides of these leaves? They’re healthy and no signs of pests and they haven’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XcNIHL4ACZmrvA2ukFd5zE.md) (by Josie, 2025-09-07, 3 comments)
- [Happy cuprea! Bigger already by now since these were taken](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iOqYpY8e0OlkzuBV8Yac8p.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-07, 2 comments)
- [Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pFSB3Cnk5syCGHHjmPBaEt.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2025-09-07, 5 comments)
- [My Frydek is making babies!😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/upYwQqKEfW3vw7yuRYEPA5.md) (by Dory, 2025-09-07, 0 comments)
- [This is my very first colocasia, Elephant Ear 💕 I bought this bulb back in May. Two weeks ago I saw this sprout, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Z5gQzqbEYdfa1k5HBgTAHW.md) (by LaMP, 2025-09-06, 1 comment)
- [Am I delusional??? How is my black velvet flowering? Just these last few weeks it got spider mites and I had to cut off…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wMmzNSimo29SNWFUoMBbpe.md) (by Em, 2025-09-05, 1 comment)
- [My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3Y92ht4HyrThHPhFtk6Cau.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-09-04, 11 comments)
- [Just looking to get some opinions on my Bambino. To me she looks wilty and also has a ton of growth now. Still in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NaGDX2aWI8AkyjVL7BKXG8.md) (by Maddi, 2025-09-03, 2 comments)
- [Hi guys. I bought this plant from Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago and the soil it was in was god awful so I repotted it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/G6wFBFsZy6ywd0zaF4rk4Q.md) (by Terryn, 2025-09-02, 12 comments)

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