--- 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 - [Hey so uuuuh was the tag on this plant I rescued just totally wrong and I just have some stupid Chinese potato? I mean,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JkcBuWhj1OZrAZfjKM1u75.md) (by Haley, 2026-08-09, 2 comments) - [Looking for help with my Pink Polly. Any ideas on why the tip is changing colors and curling up?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kfo8YBCs5gRhV2Qaav4sfG.md) (by Emma 🤍🌱, 2026-08-08, 3 comments) - [Found this healthy looking lady at lowes today and had to bring her home. Also found this coffee plant on clearance and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/TS3j19zvKyAlwEenkdX0il.md) (by Plant\_Punker138, 2026-08-08, 0 comments) - [Making a comeback!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hGhUqx9Xmc1GPWExqlSISE.md) (by Pthomas, 2026-08-07, 0 comments) - [I swear these little "pouches" were purposely designed to harbor spider mites!! Im doing my best fighting to keep the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/OKPU7JseDctR6P3CcmtGhj.md) (by Mel, 2026-08-04, 4 comments) - [First time ever!!! that this has happened to me, pot fell over and snapped 3 leaves right off 😮‍💨 Chocolate empress…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Efs8gHOHWpV4Big07LelgM.md) (by Mel, 2026-08-03, 1 comment) - [does anybody have any idea what kind of alocasia this is? it’s got thin, shiny, flat leaves. i think the leaves are too…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pD6MMYHQI8NDy9Q3n6ZCfC.md) (by bear, 2026-08-02, 1 comment) - [Im so excited! My very first set of corms are finally shooting off their new leaf! 2 out of 3 were potted up today,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/buDMx40QBYGsVk2wcpSIoV.md) (by itsQueenReaper, 2026-08-02, 1 comment) - [Found this beauty at Raley’s today $8](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/VZPVrqPWT7kpgpry8cu4TV.md) (by Tellie, 2026-08-01, 0 comments) - [Amadou (The praised one)!!! Walmart had this gem for $20! Had to, right!?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/UaXBYOiUidJtu3CBCTTpxX.md) (by Mikel’s Plant Posse, 2026-08-01, 0 comments) - [3 month update. My first Alocasia. She was in rough condition before the first picture. - Now I have 7. Tropics in…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ehbKyMBySTKIX6aYLMkzb2.md) (by Montana, 2026-07-30, 3 comments) - [Repotted and moved an Alocasia Low Rider from soil to pon about 2 months ago. Found a hand full of corms in the root…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/nD4WzwTdsRHxx4CPpusghw.md) (by Jay Grebinger, 2026-07-28, 1 comment) - [Excalibur, my Alocasia purple sword, is dancing around with his new leaf…I move him to where I think the light will…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/EqExjrCq5yXZHn6ATVQh7P.md) (by Mikel’s Plant Posse, 2026-07-27, 1 comment) - [Just requested to add this beautiful Alocasia Simpo Albo Variegated to the database. She is a hybrid of the lukiwan and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/PBgSJt37OoQIavWptSB7ZM.md) (by Alocasia Baddie 🪴, 2026-07-27, 3 comments) - [What are people’s thoughts on stores putting mesh around alocasias roots? I’ve been moving my alocasia from soil to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/uwInTn5BE4CA8DdjOx8FV1.md) (by Adriana G, 2026-07-26, 7 comments) - [Look at this new leaf 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/PxCcHgJ0kDg3nfLpRYVy3V.md) (by JKPsych, 2026-07-26, 6 comments) - [Dearest alocasia parents with experience My cuprea is putting out a bunch of inflorescences (I think that’s the term)…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zZaOF1AldVnLKZwppYMkrq.md) (by Nikiller, 2026-07-22, 0 comments) - [Luki he’s so amazing. I got him when he was very small in a 4 inch pot, my first Alocasia from Bj’s.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/3hNsvNsW4KC9pgomKxT1cW.md) (by Beauty, 2026-07-22, 4 comments) - [New leaf! Exciting! Other than that news…I can’t seem to find Excalibur’s variety in the app! Alocasia Lauterbachiana…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/EFzvD05t23aWv9G8GoBN4q.md) (by Mikel’s Plant Posse, 2026-07-22, 4 comments) - [I figured this group would appreciate this since alocasia and colocasia are both Araceae and colocasia are just the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/emPlC9NIm5NATajybbcR4w.md) (by Nikiller, 2026-07-20, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GEQBcCjYwxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQD0ZqJipR_gGA) --- _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_