--- 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, 1537 posts ## Posts - [Does anyone know what’s up with the undersides of these leaves? They’re healthy and no signs of pests and they haven’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XcNIHL4ACZmrvA2ukFd5zE.md) (by Josie, 2025-09-07, 3 comments) - [Happy cuprea! Bigger already by now since these were taken](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iOqYpY8e0OlkzuBV8Yac8p.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-07, 2 comments) - [Help! My alocasia is yellowing 😢](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pFSB3Cnk5syCGHHjmPBaEt.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2025-09-07, 5 comments) - [My Frydek is making babies!😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/upYwQqKEfW3vw7yuRYEPA5.md) (by Dory, 2025-09-07, 0 comments) - [This is my very first colocasia, Elephant Ear 💕 I bought this bulb back in May. Two weeks ago I saw this sprout, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Z5gQzqbEYdfa1k5HBgTAHW.md) (by LaMP, 2025-09-06, 1 comment) - [Am I delusional??? How is my black velvet flowering? Just these last few weeks it got spider mites and I had to cut off…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/wMmzNSimo29SNWFUoMBbpe.md) (by Em, 2025-09-05, 1 comment) - [My newest lil funky alien leaf 👽](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3Y92ht4HyrThHPhFtk6Cau.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-09-04, 11 comments) - [Just looking to get some opinions on my Bambino. To me she looks wilty and also has a ton of growth now. Still in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/NaGDX2aWI8AkyjVL7BKXG8.md) (by Maddi, 2025-09-03, 2 comments) - [Hi guys. I bought this plant from Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago and the soil it was in was god awful so I repotted it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/G6wFBFsZy6ywd0zaF4rk4Q.md) (by Terryn, 2025-09-02, 12 comments) - [I’m new to alocasias, has anyone got any tips for my two new babies? 🥹](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qrEDFfItu0NQNV7qx9nHxz.md) (by Jay, 2025-09-01, 2 comments) - [i accidentally plant my alocasia corm upside down! and it looked like this. is it gonna be okay? and should i cover…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/iFWJBJrX4aLZpAim1DAfL4.md) (by Al, 2025-09-01, 8 comments) - [In June I switched to semi-hydro with this Alocasia Wentii in a last ditch effort to encourage some more growth. I was…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/gTvV89q6qz1qDht2o6ZlOz.md) (by Clare Taylor, 2025-08-31, 0 comments) - [My silver dragon is very happy and pushing a new leaf. She’s got roots coming from the pot - do I repot or just try to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/azB1AUfq5iSHYkxo9SA4xp.md) (by DrMom2025, 2025-08-30, 4 comments) - [I need some advice for my Tiny Dancer. She went through a time where she was down to just about 2 healthy leaves. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Ff0p8nh4hgRhsxjYCfydSf.md) (by Whitney, 2025-08-30, 0 comments) - [So I went to Bjs to buy food came out with this plant that was screaming for me to buy it. What kind of Alocasia is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fpVuudolTftHKEywWBQQeh.md) (by Beauty, 2025-08-29, 0 comments) - [My alocasia Frydek has come back from almost dying over the past winter, put her outside and she perked right up!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3XVxh0p4Z7Fx8NG2J5aw6n.md) (by Plantmom, 2025-08-29, 0 comments) - [💚💚💚](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bXsBlGFp3J1MElO01CZo9J.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-08-28, 8 comments) - [Kitchen hack!!! Decided to use a cake display dome for my baby Alocasia Korms and it works like a charm! Keeps the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/BqQ2LkGj0bPHxCFh9OFeHI.md) (by Mike Espitia, 2025-08-28, 2 comments) - [Alocasia jungle in my back yard!!! Aka banana leaf!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/h9ws4x59Uc7kuR4vInlQ9Z.md) (by Mike Espitia, 2025-08-28, 2 comments) - [Hi! I’m Addicted to alocasia plants!!! Here’s a sneak peak!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/9sy3PbV6ktvHqAh2KgfOgb.md) (by Mike Espitia, 2025-08-28, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GJLKv3fWXxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAEkhB19lngGA) --- _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_