--- 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, 1538 posts ## Posts - [just wanted to share a couple beefy new leaves!! on my polly \& black velvet šŸ„° i love how intensely opposite theirā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/V4uGWtxbTLiFSDlK94j_HA.md) (by cherrbearšŸ», 2024-10-26, 3 comments) - [Hi guys! Not sure what to do.. is it getting too much sun or thatā€™s too much water? I check soil before watering and Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/7yzYoK-5S7SABKhlNuY83g.md) (by Asian Plant Mom, 2024-10-25, 8 comments) - [You guysā€¦.is she flowering ???](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/h55MqUVCSSGEmNOpmFllAg.md) (by Cat, 2024-10-25, 0 comments) - [She keeps getting bigger and bigger šŸ„°](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/sGaMXE3RR5yF1Q5kQggUoQ.md) (by V, 2024-10-25, 4 comments) - [Edit: I really am asking!!! IS THIS A CORM???](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qxAiLmJnT5KL5HbpjX1W-Q.md) (by Holly, 2024-10-24, 3 comments) - [Need suggestions!! Should I chop and start over? My zebrina has been growing in the same spot for over a year. She wasā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/LvMyJCRmTRKDrd_qGIQwDQ.md) (by Maggie Grace, 2024-10-23, 4 comments) - [Hey Plant Fam- I have a baby Amazonica Polly Aurea that I'm struggling with for a couple of months now; It is the onlyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JYuNE0MBR2maUo40lA47EA.md) (by Plant Dad, 2024-10-23, 6 comments) - [Any advice for potting medium for my Jacklyn? I just found her and sheā€™s in plain soil but I donā€™t want to repot rightā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Xam6uZCaTtGrqBhQT59BJQ.md) (by F. Lindsey, 2024-10-22, 7 comments) - [AHHHH why are the leaves turning yellow?!?! Since I got it, this alocasia has been super happy, putting out new leavesā€¦ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/AchGjYiNQKqtaXW_7DnZXg.md) (by Holly, 2024-10-21, 2 comments) - [Hello planty friends :) I have a variegated alocasia ā€˜Moroccoā€™ ( pink dragon) here that is pushing out an all greenā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lBJ73NFaSr6E8H6uxR91pw.md) (by Tabi :), 2024-10-20, 2 comments) - [Hello! I am a beginner with Alocasias. I have heard they can be difficult and I have some that are doing well andā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/twubsH_gSFmfkcixXD_AtA.md) (by Bri, 2024-10-19, 5 comments) - [I want an alocsia but I don't know which one to start with. I would love to have an alocsia frydex but I have heardā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2uKmCnyGTg2VUhuLFkRPqA.md) (by Veronica, 2024-10-19, 6 comments) - [I have wanted an Alocasia for ever and just happened to randomly find a single one in Loweā€™s. It was in a pot with noā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/C0ADM1SGRvWPWo24IcJEmw.md) (by Kinsey, 2024-10-18, 5 comments) - [So my Zebrina had a thrips infection. I have cleared it out (I think) and then I moved the plant to a new spot.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/HN2gu1DARyiRFSffNmUrNg.md) (by Tim, 2024-10-18, 3 comments) - [I just got my first black velvet Alocasia today and out of the 6 corms one is pink. I canā€™t really find anything onlineā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/uCXEkxhMTBm73ZzwqKLUPw.md) (by Tomeika, 2024-10-17, 3 comments) - [Help!! I got my baby Colocasia Black Magic about a week ago and the leaf just unfurled a few days ago. I have it in myā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QroYQSigSr2fUKkJnQJIVA.md) (by Joa, 2024-10-17, 5 comments) - [Help! I canā€™t find the name of this plant. I thought it was an alocasia dragons breath but thatā€™s not showing up onā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/5HBH4IV3TB2X3Lg5JPIgAA.md) (by Mk, 2024-10-15, 0 comments) - [Iā€™ve got a few alocasias that are flowering (some buds already out and some still budding), but this is the first timeā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/71QMptsKSjOzTEUKIDH_mg.md) (by OKC Pot Head Realtor, 2024-10-15, 2 comments) - [My new babyā€¦ Alocasia lauterbachiana varigated](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/O4C8M4r5TI2NZVAph1tXuA.md) (by PlantDopamine, 2024-10-15, 0 comments) - [Help! I transferred this Alocasia micholitziana to Lechuza pon a week ago and itā€™s yellowing/browning, especially theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MCKYV75qSSaUuLyAzmGu9A.md) (by Tina, 2024-10-13, 3 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GP-jyA8L_hdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQADTPXcR63gGA) --- _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_