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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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[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. 7461 members, 1538 posts

## Posts

- [I hatched a black velvet 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/FXHsuwLpQYeFkklcAsnhsA.md) (by Vera, 2024-04-22, 1 comment)
- [Miss Scarlet here is loving this weather she is already trying to push out a new leaf and I’m just so in love🥰😍 the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WnIhWYn5T66V4Gbb6Ji5xw.md) (by Harvester.3000, 2024-04-22, 0 comments)
- [My new baby 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kx-hGQpdQ7qoAl6l-nG_JA.md) (by Malinda, 2024-04-22, 1 comment)
- [Newest leaf on my Cuprea 💗](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/RQ1zaApuSfmHQbvnBCR79g.md) (by CT, 2024-04-21, 0 comments)
- [Do I need to cut off leaves that look like this? The nursery overwatered them and now they are in pon. Just trying to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/knQ-lQEEQ4mOynZo89BGCQ.md) (by Kezzy, 2024-04-21, 1 comment)
- [First-time alocasia mama! What are your best tips for these beauties?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/dLsTV2YORjGVeE3SGX5Gqg.md) (by Janie, 2024-04-21, 2 comments)
- [My new dragon scale alocasia](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/D4q9XtQ5SpyE4Xybj4PO-Q.md) (by Angel m, 2024-04-21, 0 comments)
- [My new leaf is coming out wonky!😩🤍🪴](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mrTTqpKCT46hUjNPne3b3w.md) (by Doll, 2024-04-18, 5 comments)
- [Jus a lil update pic after being outside for 1.5 weeks😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/sNO71fnfSHWt8f6wDaOrkg.md) (by 803plantguy, 2024-04-17, 0 comments)
- [Hello, I’m new to Alocasias I got this frydek about two months ago maybe 2.5 months ago. She’s gotten taller and her…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/15q3WHy-QJ2Rs7mYbG8B9w.md) (by Shalaceleah🪴, 2024-04-17, 1 comment)
- [Just picked up this beauty a couple days ago 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/IepyQOgJTFKgs-4wfniYhA.md) (by Donnie, 2024-04-17, 0 comments)
- [Beautiful baby corms from a red jewel, a grey dragon, and a variegated black velvet. I love watching these babies…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xw84Snt0S_yHG2ZsGTzcyw.md) (by Sarena, 2024-04-17, 0 comments)
- [Just here to say of all my plants I’m quicky falling in love with my alocasias!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jEKAOsrTQQ2pFJiPIoeTPA.md) (by Mags wehunt, 2024-04-16, 3 comments)
- [Hi! I recently got this alocasia and im wondering what soil is best for it? I think its just in normal potting mix/soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/BmpV85tZTtqXWXNKx8qpmA.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2024-04-15, 13 comments)
- [Any idea as to why this is happening. I got 2 from a nursery about a week ago. They both look like this and they are…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mrI4YmZ5QB2ODVYqKnrytg.md) (by Kezzy, 2024-04-15, 9 comments)
- [I grew a corm in horticultural substrate. It literally is thriving. It recently just started growing its third leaf.…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qI8Opz5KQ6it8-Z3EjJN6A.md) (by HelloKitty0629, 2024-04-15, 2 comments)
- [I have an alocasia silver dragon and the tip on one of the leaves is dry but the leaves aren’t yellowing. Could this be…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lRJ7jXl_QdqSc5MhL8G4ZA.md) (by LaRosa, 2024-04-15, 4 comments)
- [My first Alocasia. She (Allie) was purchased in soil and seems to be doing well. Does she need to be moved into…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xtPWTnaORhSthB5HPGu28A.md) (by Clara, 2024-04-14, 0 comments)
- [Can anyone identify this alocasia? The label is not correct](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/aXahXtIuTCe423MatVNX9Q.md) (by Josh\&Lyss, 2024-04-14, 3 comments)
- [Hey guys, any clue what shes called? label didn’t say.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/EeGNPhP0SWud6pSmi1mcZA.md) (by Dee, 2024-04-14, 9 comments)

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