--- 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 - [Plant friends, I woke up this morning and I found my alocasia like this. Why? What could it be?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ikpUF9BnLqvkDRsEnlm2Lp.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2025-09-21, 0 comments) - [My variegated frydek and aurea gageana are doin this- not sure what I’m doing wrong help The leaves are like- see…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/kZNnUi3uvBYkrDJcTCHriI.md) (by Grimsketxh, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [I got my first alocasia last weekend. Are these aerial roots? New roots? New leaves?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/qY8eRf4DvcyRDQ2xswxR9Y.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2025-09-20, 1 comment) - [She’s lucky she’s cute bc these spider mites are killing me. Tell me it gets better??? 😫](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WPQCIGE7EcxL0O4ZmFHOlJ.md) (by Stefanie, 2025-09-19, 4 comments) - [Any recommendations on how to make this better? 😁](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lSWHS9LTblTZtmpVMplSad.md) (by Bunshine, 2025-09-19, 2 comments) - [uh oh. Did I plant the corm upside down?? And if so, should I plant it back the same way? I have about 10 or 15 corms…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tBD5x6LxfangRvunIEUAHW.md) (by NikkiBabyy, 2025-09-18, 2 comments) - [Just wanted to show off this leaf, it’s so pretty!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Y0c8MtrsjFsBS53AQrwqFV.md) (by Ria, 2025-09-18, 6 comments) - [Hi! My black velvet has flowered earlier this week \& i've seen people saying that you should cut them back so it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Vp02Swco6p7Ueavq6pRqW6.md) (by Callum, 2025-09-18, 2 comments) - [I just want to share my excitement! My first growth on my first corm 🥹](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/peBo8KwWjT9uw3C8E2ikpf.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2025-09-17, 0 comments) - [I just got this Alocasia from Harris Teeter a few days ago She was worse for wear but seems to not be worsening, which…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/B8ykLnsyfyMABVgElqzfcL.md) (by Jungle Cat, 2025-09-16, 2 comments) - [Local greenhouse got her in a bulk ship with no label, just an Alocasia. I believe it's a Cuprea, Red Secret....correct…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fYlk2sPRiQTLmsySyLiNKA.md) (by Mel, 2025-09-16, 1 comment) - [My black velvet is blessing me with her 12th leaf! The most she’s ever had 🥰 I just had to share my excitement. I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/66MP27Pj8ar38qHriVJLdy.md) (by PlantLovingGirlie, 2025-09-14, 2 comments) - [New to plant care☺️ Got this from Home Depot first plant for the new home. Need tips on how to take care of it and if I…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/lMfadWr6oEU8Dpo7vMPePK.md) (by Cindy, 2025-09-10, 1 comment) - [🦕💚🌱](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/CeSEqyzkQfcPOEEKaPpDQz.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-09, 4 comments) - [I'm thinking about getting an alocacia, any specific type I should get? I'm thinking about getting a frydek](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/YjwALQK9JN5ctQhsDvnVL1.md) (by LittleMorningLatte, 2025-09-09, 7 comments) - [Do the leaves just keep getting bigger and bigger? I thought the previous one was huge but the newest one is like…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/GaDcTH7HLUKT0Kev6nvebD.md) (by Fyreflie1980, 2025-09-09, 2 comments) - [new leaf is in!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/WcOpuXyzfkXHu5oI5LOyBP.md) (by Bojangles, 2025-09-09, 0 comments) - [Okay, give it to me straight; what can I do to fix up this plant? This is my first colocasia and I’m pretty new to…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/tqOix1UKZ1nNtXFZiL0cb1.md) (by Mars, 2025-09-08, 2 comments) - [✨](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/QLsgiRtYgyobKe2tPLWDLy.md) (by Queen Anne plant dad, 2025-09-08, 0 comments) - [Some seeds getting pretty close to being ready to harvest. I’ve always done from corm in the past . This should be…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/34FTKc3bwvmCnBeEM8mbNl.md) (by Alocasia addict, 2025-09-08, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mK3lO3gsYxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBkuLtdulXgGA) --- _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_