--- 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, 1537 posts ## Posts - [First Alocasia. The new leaf looks weird. It is a bit cold (64) where it is but there isn’t a warmer location I can put…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Qa3IP4X3Usban4RIguy9yk.md) (by Laurelantur, 2025-03-08, 2 comments) - [I’ve had this plant for over a year and have never seen new growth look like this? What’s going on here!?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/yVmpbMdgycBnAeKOBlCKuF.md) (by Jenna, 2025-03-08, 2 comments) - [Hi everyone! I just got this lil baby variegated Frydek in the mail today. He’s so pretty and I am TERRIFIED to kill…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JLuKk1zgYpQ0P1YRkvQcjZ.md) (by Nicki, 2025-03-08, 4 comments) - [Just growing and growing. Does anyone know how big the blizzard gets?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/01C7xuNNqp2d9AWlrcdcPR.md) (by Plantguncle78, 2025-03-07, 8 comments) - [i read an article saying that alocasias thrive in temps of about 77-95 or so.. is this true? has anyone had experience…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/leYvtHVnlf0gS1xWsuJbzH.md) (by fuey, 2025-03-07, 3 comments) - [Can someone tell me what is happening to my baby❤️🌱😭 it has a grow light and humidifier Help!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2XCOY1QfIIjHP0JKFQKZab.md) (by Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌, 2025-03-06, 0 comments) - [what should i do? 🥲 my plant is in tough condition.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/X4GbbrQXaqDU6xYRjFmw41.md) (by 🎀 Maddie 🕸️, 2025-03-05, 1 comment) - [New leaves 🌱✨](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/P5aiom0v9cCV1tP1k7HGIm.md) (by Lili, 2025-03-05, 0 comments) - [My alocacia zebrina finally died. I checked out the roots and they didn't look good. From the core I pulled out these…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XjKsftcRrGQru75Y10PPUS.md) (by StacyA, 2025-03-04, 3 comments) - [I wasn't really sold on these at first, I'd just popped them on to fill out an import order. But man they are getting…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/me7yUhYIGcCZ6NmrbjvhBN.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2025-03-04, 8 comments) - [Newest leaf on my variegated Alocasia Frydek](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JOAYQzzOFV87c0WQvtmMPy.md) (by xCALiber, 2025-03-03, 1 comment) - [Is this a glitch??? Typically I water my plants based on Planta’s schedule and I haven’t had any problems. Sometimes…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tR3cZFpzpnxcQunruzkZIw.md) (by Gray, 2025-03-03, 6 comments) - [id on this? Was thinking portora](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Lu2f81TGGBJUmqSt3mufFE.md) (by mmm, 2025-02-28, 7 comments) - [An someone help ID please? Literally got it an hour ago thought it may be a black velvet but not sure as the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/PrdVxC5X3b88d3Z93SzY62.md) (by Drew, 2025-02-28, 2 comments) - [Is this just the usual alocasia low humidity issues or is there something else I should know???](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/00bz7PwIuQU9cp2qVkBc6n.md) (by Abbi, 2025-02-28, 5 comments) - [Newbie I bought an Alocasia cuprea today. I maybe should have learned about this one before buying it. Impulse! I read…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Nqj9x66FfiJQWYf49iNQPw.md) (by Laurelantur, 2025-02-28, 6 comments) - [In case anyone is coveting the “purple” Alocasia longiloba: I’m pretty sure that’s not actually a different variety…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3g65SZCDcUJAK0td2SuFDz.md) (by K, 2025-02-27, 1 comment) - [I had this rooted Alocasia Mystic bulb sitting in water to help the roots develop a bit more. I noticed it smelled…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3d39xvoaQfiXZIEmnEcHFV.md) (by Fern, 2025-02-26, 4 comments) - [I got a wittle baby spot of sport variegation on this corm grown Polly 🥹](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/el9U8bC3FvgLfIRMzbG0B4.md) (by Lindsey, 2025-02-26, 0 comments) - [Does she look healthy to you? Got her on sale for $10 at Walmart and not sure why they marked her down?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Mf72FWNkQja99YntY4yRtJ.md) (by Shannon, 2025-02-26, 8 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mFiASc2_JxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBsfSu0_obgGA) --- _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_