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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. 7460 members, 1538 posts

## Posts

- [Nebula getting bigger!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/MEt7Ft5DPi60UqxU1n38qe.md) (by Phil.Rocha, 2024-12-25, 0 comments)
- [Impulse bought this Baroque Sword from a Black Friday sale... I thought the leaf was just so interesting! As is usually…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/xCuJFzwi0czBjKz2gijUAO.md) (by Amy, 2024-12-22, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know what type of alocasia this is?? I'm 5hinking dragon scale, but it was unlabeled in the shop and just…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/XnSlgPkvSS6TPjtoslu02g.md) (by Courtanee, 2024-12-21, 2 comments)
- [What taro is this, as in what species of colcasia or alocasia it is and variety(if possible). Also the first picture is…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/x3nsUTc7AMRPjI6di5cSbQ.md) (by Ezzeldin Yaqoub, 2024-12-20, 4 comments)
- [New leaf on my alocasia black velvet!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/l3Ot9RxF0S9l1jK0YSiuhC.md) (by V, 2024-12-20, 0 comments)
- [New leaf! I love how the little "stinger" comes out first](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/nrXVi0NdXkSMnZn6wgIEp4.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2024-12-17, 0 comments)
- [I potted up some philo Brasil propagations around the end of summer, and apparently a stray corm found its way into the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/J9zF0DWlV0XhAfU1sSm13p.md) (by Lindsey, 2024-12-16, 1 comment)
- [Anybody use fluval stratum with their alocasias? I’d love some advice.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2cFnZJEPVOBpvM8LvtCIMc.md) (by mx.mcq, 2024-12-16, 8 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I’m back again with more questions about the pink dragon lol, all is looking really healthy now and has…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2iwDguCKtjDdu42aGUqbI5.md) (by Drew, 2024-12-15, 3 comments)
- [One of my favorite alocasias! 🫶 Look at that texture 😍😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/E4hWv1ei0Sj3HtpARYCB7r.md) (by 9s, 2024-12-13, 5 comments)
- [Hi! I’m not an aficionado, but I need help from those of you who are! I think I overwatered this alocasia. It already…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bQt9NsqbP6nhXpSFlr4Vjc.md) (by LMina789, 2024-12-11, 6 comments)
- [I thought the Alocasia Zebrina died last year from pests. I had placed it in area near the other ailing plants when it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ngSHLXvQwqu9m7lZ0l4wV4.md) (by Sunny, 2024-12-11, 5 comments)
- [My first corm experience! I looked into what I should do, and while I know some people hate the bottle cap method,…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WQJFOm77nLZtHLBpIkrxQV.md) (by Holly, 2024-12-11, 5 comments)
- [Does anyone have a pink variegated black velvet alocasia? I’d love to see it 🥰](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Y1vqQp6LwJYtHukpLU0clM.md) (by Gray, 2024-12-11, 1 comment)
- [Listen..... i need someone to invent like a metal detector.... but for mature corms 😆 🤣 😂](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WZqKYOpRlMNspzxTgRG41Z.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2024-12-11, 7 comments)
- [Aawww zeee baby bambino ❤️ 💙 she's so cute.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/AtGKHnOnHEECUmSzPc1RLO.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2024-12-10, 4 comments)
- [Hey babes, so I got this alocasia from the grocer and it was dying so I felt bad, I got it to grow a new leaf and so I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/9TSCb0BxuVo5xN6vfmOpZf.md) (by Green Witch, 2024-12-10, 11 comments)
- [does anyone know what’s on my newest leaf of my silver dragon? i want to say it’s a little bit of variegation but i’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/vPogpb6nvS5KSbaVtLhq3Y.md) (by emily, 2024-12-08, 3 comments)
- [My imperial elephant ear ‘black beauty’ is producing it’s second leaf. 😍](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/PInJ9V3GRVbzU6tpAjJO7A.md) (by Ezzeldin Yaqoub, 2024-12-07, 0 comments)
- [I accidentally bought some melos a few months ago and they've been doing well but after their last watering they've…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ruYFhzZktO2SLiInF3ZIZr.md) (by Friendly Fanatic, 2024-12-07, 4 comments)

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