--- 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. 7459 members, 1537 posts ## Posts - [Rhaenyra’s two newest leaves 😍 she’s outgrowing my little greenhouse!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/KYT39Bm7ITrVdNHu3NIdj9.md) (by Robinoki 🧚🏽, 2026-03-28, 4 comments) - [Repotting season! I feel like I've only just caught up with this one TBH.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/rE691rhzoOcq4csY9kIYyO.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2026-03-27, 1 comment) - [Two of my babies are flowering 😍😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/k2KiF1JoNZkOMsGsDcOJlg.md) (by KayDaPlantBrat, 2026-03-25, 0 comments) - [Found this bad girl at Lowe’s with no tag and the last one! Was able to get it for $15! This genus makes me sooo happy…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2hMAzYxBAjdGRZdwWmFsG7.md) (by KayDaPlantBrat, 2026-03-24, 0 comments) - [My Dragon Tooth is beginning to unfurl her newest leaf!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jFc844iLZdFcXiiWAGDkwr.md) (by Whit\_Y, 2026-03-23, 1 comment) - [Any tips/ how you would grow this colocasia corm? I’ve tried pon, perlite, soil, sohagnum moss in the past and they’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0TyumZu5aEhWCqESFy1JhN.md) (by James, 2026-03-23, 2 comments) - [Hi all 😊, I hope everyone is having a great day. I was just wondering if anyone knows if this is fungal? I've tried…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Qic0Sy7yAugDnanuu3iS6a.md) (by Springvision, 2026-03-22, 1 comment) - [I wouldn’t have thought that alocasia would become my favorite plants yet here we are! My zebrina is my favorite.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/F7sXR7oGkF6mqshmUPUPxM.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2026-03-21, 2 comments) - [I just got this guy a week ago at Whole Foods for 19.99. He had been recently watered and dirt was damp for several…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xBNJvilbDigIEgoKAcPWV9.md) (by Rosina, 2026-03-20, 6 comments) - [My alocasia is growing some offspring. Look at this cute little tiny all white leaf!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/THVVwrwx5zsqlI3uLslwR5.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2026-03-19, 0 comments) - [I bought this beautiful girl today and I was wondering if anyone thought she might need to be staked for support or if…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/J1nBefuGckow5ZhbEXcglb.md) (by Terryn, 2026-03-18, 3 comments) - [Help needed! I didn’t see anything quite like this already in the group… I’m wondering what caused this in my Alocasia…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/g92MBnzMOiQbK3lRIeGQuU.md) (by Holly, 2026-03-17, 11 comments) - [She got a repot today and I found 4 corms!🌱🪴🤩](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gQL1yZCSz0btECmugfYo1N.md) (by GreenStalk🌱, 2026-03-16, 1 comment) - [Just confirming this is a Chinese taro](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7aCgo9JQoQwYkKLR8zOjCF.md) (by Crazy plant lady, 2026-03-16, 2 comments) - [I picked up a variegated Frydek a few weeks ago, and she’s been thriving! A couple of new leaves already, with two more…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dBU1N8Z5rnDOF08An5BfIV.md) (by Kaylyn 🌱, 2026-03-15, 4 comments) - [I almost gave up on this genus, after unaliving 3 Jacklyns, 1 Melo, and 1 Maharani! Fortunately, I stepped out on faith…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/chU50vF4q0DJNti1B8bv94.md) (by Robinoki 🧚🏽, 2026-03-13, 2 comments) - [Went all in on some new large indoor plants. My home has a lot of beautiful natural light \& the white walls were…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lFw9dqnLUDYUtVWrB5tA0i.md) (by LegacyLeaf, 2026-03-07, 4 comments) - [first time with anything but a silver dragon.. tips, anyone??! i think this is a frydek but if i'm wrong please correct…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2reJDg0yKQSGcOpRn5C52h.md) (by plantgeek, 2026-03-05, 1 comment) - [Need help with my Alocasia Yucatan Princess😭 she was gifted to me I noticed the soil was very dry so I watered her and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/APonynLuCL5FPxpDmQccOJ.md) (by Liz, 2026-02-27, 2 comments) - [I think my Alocasia hybrid has officially gone dormant or entered the preparatory dormant phase; what should I do to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vTeoM9WcORsNxG6PGSm2jr.md) (by Madison, 2026-02-26, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mIaD8VPRlxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBs5zVi0TPgGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). 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