--- 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. 7461 members, 1538 posts ## Posts - [my elephant ear alocasia is starting to get some brown and yellow spots on its leaves, one is worse than the rest and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/FkajYaduSHaUIY4DdNVe2w.md) (by lukewitkoff, 2024-05-18, 4 comments) - [My maharani is putting out bloom after bloom and i didn’t catch these before they were almost done so I’m just letting…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/_LTzfOWcTR2UXThtJrs_bg.md) (by whelf, 2024-05-18, 1 comment) - [Potted these babies up today 🌱✨](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/9i5BYPu9SymeW_RA0hx1hg.md) (by Lili, 2024-05-17, 2 comments) - [I need major help with my pink dragon alocasia 🥲 ever since I’ve gotten her, she’s slowly started having her leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Aa592CMVQGucB7DUyX-dlQ.md) (by Kourtney K., 2024-05-16, 1 comment) - [My Alocasia’s sprung this spring 🫀](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ekwn1CIlQlGGUBpMAFwzEQ.md) (by Kimtrovert, 2024-05-15, 0 comments) - [Hi everyone! I am pretty new to plants and I have this Alocasia that I think I need some help with. I got her last…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6Rve9o8bTcyRnCthJDi9vg.md) (by Olivia, 2024-05-14, 9 comments) - [I got her. ❤️](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Yg_AzZ05Rdu4iLtQ1d77gg.md) (by LaRosa, 2024-05-13, 1 comment) - [My alocasia dawn pushed out an all white-ish leaf! I think it’s cool, but should I be worried Cornelius is telling me…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/i9odSKUrT8S_DBrfBCNI_g.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-05-13, 1 comment) - [Hi all, When growing your Corms, do you keep them open to the air or covered to retain moisture? The ones I had covered…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ECWAW7C2SaCe9JfJ9e5t1w.md) (by MudSkipper Jnr, 2024-05-13, 2 comments) - [I’m so happy with my beautiful elephant ear! I’ve had it nearly a year and it’s gone from three leaves to six 😊](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/4lr6sMYaRlC3Fqv2udnwbQ.md) (by Kirsty, 2024-05-12, 4 comments) - [Comment your variegated alocasia please ❤️ I really want variegated black velvet, frydek, and bambino pink variegated.…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/pkAJODLNSVW4FTbYP50T_Q.md) (by LaRosa, 2024-05-12, 3 comments) - [grew my first corm!! alocasia nairobi nights](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CK-ZFwTdTWqzPJybaovW5A.md) (by Bea, 2024-05-12, 0 comments) - [My alocasia is sprouting a new leaf🥺 I wish i could log him but Planta doesn’t have him on here](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/VrV9rrQaQ3a9Hk_6-OYNyg.md) (by lukewitkoff, 2024-05-12, 1 comment) - [All of my alocasias are starting to flower at the same time 😳 what are the odds?!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6Xa1owycQ5i6Cwp7mRLXqw.md) (by Squid, 2024-05-10, 2 comments) - [Does anyone have a tried-and-true soil recipe for alocasias? So far I’ve used a potting soil with extra perlite added…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/sz4cPYHERIOKuzUiaw2w1Q.md) (by Janie, 2024-05-09, 4 comments) - [Help!! Found 6 corms and I haven’t ever rooted any!! I’d love some help! 🥺](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/DX4im-imQneVUFElTiekjw.md) (by JDW, 2024-05-09, 4 comments) - [Follow up: I ended up cutting off the sickly leaf and now I have one DRY brown green leaf left. However…in one of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/JWb1cP_yTayrYWc_6ylwgQ.md) (by Ezi, 2024-05-08, 0 comments) - [I have a juvenile colcasia mojito, and need enlightenment please.. I have read that it is normal for colcasias and…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Ucv66AFMSiWcq8-jwQFRtw.md) (by Madderdebs, 2024-05-08, 3 comments) - [Hey everyone! I have two black velvet corms sat in perlite. I was wondering does adding cutting of pothos help corms…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/e8iFFJxFR5izKHq9cAy5kA.md) (by Marc75, 2024-05-08, 2 comments) - [I bought this Polly 2 weeks ago and have only watered it once. I let it drain for about 45 mins, and is in a well lit…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CSpb_1CbR--UAWVyd3S1Mg.md) (by Johnatan, 2024-05-07, 12 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=GHRikwZCzRdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQDbNobz3tfgGA) --- _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_