--- 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 - [Just got this new plant from Home Depot! It was labeled as an alocasia regal shield but it looks more like an alocasia…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fxWaeaDhjik7FDkfuDnEiz.md) (by Stressanieann, 2025-06-17, 1 comment) - [This is a first for me!! Looks like she's blooming](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JwA4sd4PshVtabpd5XgsGd.md) (by Mel, 2025-06-16, 3 comments) - [My Walmart plant find of the month. 😂 This is the fourth alocasia I’ve rescued from Walmarts clearance section and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JvA3V3Wiv1LsMEvfLaAfG6.md) (by Josie, 2025-06-15, 2 comments) - [Any idea what could have caused this?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qB0MiyEFJO0zubhzkTlMaT.md) (by Jess, 2025-06-15, 0 comments) - [Couldn't pass up this alocasia with a perfect, pure white leaf. She is STUNNING! This is only my second alocasia so any…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kQ3iIQcJBT1PJUbXS5xZZp.md) (by HazeyBean Gardens, 2025-06-15, 12 comments) - [Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but Planta doesn’t know what that is… so what is it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Wsfrci95ZImnqwfOrhtxhT.md) (by Josh, 2025-06-14, 3 comments) - [Aaaaaaaaa…..the maintenance of alocasias….💀](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Q2DSLEMOjw2vZab2Gowe1D.md) (by 9s, 2025-06-13, 1 comment) - [What can I do to prevent droopy leaves? Everytime a new one comes out the oldest then starts to drop. I end up chopping…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/btOGxTthlGtYbRatdyaUiz.md) (by Lili, 2025-06-13, 4 comments) - [I LOVE the look of Alocasia’s and want one, but have been worried about how well one might thrive and the horror…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dqN6e6EqVdY2e3bBIwr8S2.md) (by Jayb.rds, 2025-06-13, 6 comments) - [Shipped from FL to VT, 3 weeks in and may be my new favorite. My first alocasia was a Polly who, for almost a year gave…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aNZS9MxAmPScw3BwUDSkPa.md) (by Mel, 2025-06-12, 6 comments) - [Meet my newest plant baby — a stunning Alocasia Frydek Variegated ✨💚 A gift from my husband (because he knows my plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZLw6xPJdr5UeZl3Qb0fKjx.md) (by KMoni6, 2025-06-12, 0 comments) - [I bought my first Alocasia Sarian about 4 weeks ago and she’s having a lot of new growth. But after doing more research…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/VvjxeNJ8WQolKRkkKiGOfo.md) (by Planta member, 2025-06-10, 2 comments) - [What is the best way to check for corms and how often do you do it? I have a Dragon Scale Albo that is a nice size that…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/IwCUepXUWUfopZx4msVObR.md) (by Plant Dad, 2025-06-10, 5 comments) - [So i got a beautiful Alocasia Polly, and unexpectedly found ten corms when I repotted. In my panic, I went with the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MKcKY8apJ4t1gFvtdGr3ip.md) (by csy, 2025-06-10, 7 comments) - [My first alocasia! It was $4 on the sale rack at Lowe's. I repotted and divided into individual plants. Gonna try this…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/yk1xF2nQNaZMxXKnf6oqcA.md) (by Jess, 2025-06-10, 1 comment) - [I’m not 100% on what type of alocasia this is but she’s doing a lot better from December until now pics before and after](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gDWMPAjyXiciYIVGMjTKPh.md) (by Plantmom, 2025-06-09, 2 comments) - [What type of alocaisa do y’all think this is? All my app scanners tell me it’s an amazonica Polly but all my Polly’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dlbFKXNl3lEAUqNsjUCdG3.md) (by Meg, 2025-06-08, 5 comments) - [\*UPDATE!!! When you are plant obsessed and you go to your garden shop for leca… 😅😅😅she’s so beautiful! I hate that…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wvEXO6DHyjEbkADxdxuoLA.md) (by Dory, 2025-06-07, 1 comment) - [Am new here. Posted this same question under Pest/Problems before seeing this group. Bought this Polly last week in…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/1BS7ldsS0GDt2ex1VUyWid.md) (by BlondeinBrooklyn, 2025-06-05, 1 comment) - [I have 2 nursery black velvet alocasia and was wondering if it will be okay to pot them together? One just sprouted a…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/4TekKALzt96nb93Y4JscAb.md) (by Miranda, 2025-06-05, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GE4gITJFRhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQB-CvYSpHDgGA) --- _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_