--- 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. 7466 members, 1542 posts ## Posts - [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) - [Here are my new babies 🥰](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/a3Xe1IimW2Gx6p5D9xAkuf.md) (by Waspinator, 2025-06-04, 0 comments) - [Found a cutie at trader joe's for only $8- how could I say no? Loving my new plant era!eight dollars](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZittzWP7lId1PmyPDVBCUx.md) (by Plumbagel305, 2025-06-03, 0 comments) - [I adoooore the light pink shimmer when light hits my alocasia ‘cuprea’ 🥹✨ pictured with and without flash to show just…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JiWComik4V2YYi4IM94922.md) (by laura 🩷🪴, 2025-06-02, 3 comments) - [Some varigated kids](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/UsSfcZyP2s6G8GTILe6ERZ.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2025-06-02, 3 comments) - [Hey all! I just got two new variegated alocasia frydek babies in the mail today. I’m pretty good with philodendrons and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/V2DFbllUqTT7bjq3QKDpdH.md) (by Jcook, 2025-06-01, 9 comments) - [Help! when I bought this zebrina she was drowning in water, I had to immediately repot her but she hardly had any roots…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0R9JKBWeN3ppnuJilh44P8.md) (by Arees, 2025-05-31, 2 comments) - [Must be doing something right because all my alocasia have new leaves starting to pop up! (Ignore the dead one, that…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/8pHQhgSN375JnIaQT94sbZ.md) (by Mo, 2025-05-30, 0 comments) - [I’m fairly new to alocasias. Are these baby plants in my black velvet?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/giP802mLRWJp8piqWJavGy.md) (by Joycita, 2025-05-29, 3 comments) - [Omg. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? All of my other plants are thriving except for this guy (and a succulent…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/nF5XEdIgr4LdpKrtd4ZhN8.md) (by Laylay, 2025-05-27, 15 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GGF6tlx1QxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQA3JyCs2YXhGA) --- _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_