--- 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, 1543 posts ## Posts - [hi! just picked up this little guy and was wondering what variation it is! thanks!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/TA9uJ7aXkpfbzBkBquoEwa.md) (by Lilli šŸ¦–, 2025-01-24, 3 comments) - [Looking for help! Relatively new to plants and hoping to save this one. Got her from a big box store on a whim inā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Vq28SYZ0ZiohM2Oa0Xcit0.md) (by oq, 2025-01-24, 7 comments) - [Hi - any suggestions on how I can save my alocasia purpley? This is the last live leaf and I'm scared she will passā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/nSngje6I1d1wybPOAQIu9u.md) (by Dee4Life, 2025-01-23, 6 comments) - [I need help identifying my Alocasia. The leaves are very elongated. Thanks!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NAqNJaJpIMrJqfBAn6TzqP.md) (by Rae, 2025-01-23, 1 comment) - [Question: Why is that leaf turning brown? Context: Browning leaf is the only sign of distress. No sign of pests.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jxyICTrsQM48bW4TPcUTwt.md) (by Erin, 2025-01-22, 12 comments) - [I picked this guy up yesterday and heā€™s not looking so hot. I just watered and it hasnā€™t perked up (about 6 hours). Theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/f8UuOoYrt113yJqtVZDZHR.md) (by JenPlants909, 2025-01-22, 2 comments) - [SOSā€¦ What happens if I just let them grow like that? lol Itā€™s -5 in Chicago and I reallyyy donā€™t want go outside to digā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/abwz28SSQpN2UWUXWtfUQi.md) (by Lindsey, 2025-01-21, 6 comments) - [My black velvet just unfurled a new leaf šŸ˜](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XnKKt5Oz26gSU46LtnyWN6.md) (by Joycita, 2025-01-21, 0 comments) - [I got an Alocasia Macrorrhiza Camouflage today and canā€™t find it on Planta :/ Does anybody know if thereā€™s an otherā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/VnT8dDB73w1CUvkED6J1M3.md) (by Lorien, 2025-01-21, 3 comments) - [I received this cuprea from a friend for christmas. However, in the last month, it has lost 4 leaves. Its remainingā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/O2Itp5HUgGT2TIsCtvf6RD.md) (by Lillian, 2025-01-20, 4 comments) - [Do you guys know what is this? Looks kinda weird](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/znsTlqB05wDsd8zQ4LoCvK.md) (by Halo, 2025-01-17, 12 comments) - [My first Polly is giving me a hard time šŸ˜³ The smaller leaves are all yellowing and dying. Doesnā€™t seem over or underā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jsEhQdllTufnlZXdR7oXMH.md) (by Plants \& Paws, 2025-01-17, 3 comments) - [Just got this Maharani, what advice do you all have for me? Iā€™ve got a klingsbo cabinet not weather stripped and eachā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Ijesg2RVz7kRtYKAGggN84.md) (by Kayla, 2025-01-15, 0 comments) - [What do i doooo?šŸ˜« This one lady gave it to me potted! When i pulled it out I noticed it had no root system!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/RXQwyNbFkUGEovR8txGsGT.md) (by Josh, 2025-01-14, 2 comments) - [I have a sprouted Alocasia Baginda (Pink Dragon) corm in a small sauce container with perlite and fluval stratum. Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vga4Itzid5KmZ02DsaSJrV.md) (by Jules, 2025-01-14, 7 comments) - [I have a relatively small dragon scale Alocasia. It had five good leaves on it. My cat ripped off two leaves from theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/I0ElTmbUfjMeh5DolRV9kI.md) (by Deana, 2025-01-13, 4 comments) - [I cleared out another old nursery pot that had long ago been replanted and lo and behold , a A. wentii corm. No bottleā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/41ZxQsdkhUxy0uqVGc6XyX.md) (by Alocasia addict, 2025-01-11, 2 comments) - [somebody please sos, idk whatā€™s wrong with my alocasia black velvet. i know itā€™s not overwatered but today i came homeā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/peRCztAz97A2PpgtXy7MA0.md) (by kayy, 2025-01-09, 4 comments) - [It was okay before I left for 4 daysā€¦ I got back and come to find out my lights didnā€™t shut off at all šŸ˜­ What can Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DBOirzIyLDhvzPkp1yLevK.md) (by Mkplantmom, 2025-01-09, 3 comments) - [Anyone know of these black spots are Normal on my black velvet? Sheā€™s always been healthy and pushing leaves and hasā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/U2AkL2Gxq6L9Xmcqj9q5uf.md) (by Josie, 2025-01-07, 3 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mL4TLBVHGBhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQD5DZiSfqbhGA) --- _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_