--- 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. 7463 members, 1541 posts ## Posts - [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) - [I bought this Alocasia the other day and am now getting around to adding it into my app but planta doesn’t seem to be…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/jvoM6XFBufin1VNM78Ky38.md) (by Charli 🌷🌱, 2026-07-19, 8 comments) - [i’m gonna die laughing bro my alocasia variegated frydek grew corms and one of them pushed out a leaf with the longest…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/mplyrVU7Ph25cdVwirzy2E.md) (by bear, 2026-07-18, 3 comments) - [What’s going on with my regal shield?](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/zsPamxVlck67wbNwnU1bij.md) (by emma\_n, 2026-07-17, 2 comments) - [Hello! I have three lovely alocasias, which are doing okay… but they’re not thriving. I’m really considering to moving…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/0x2zsAeBOAmKif5lFssqFt.md) (by Ollie, 2026-07-17, 6 comments) - [Got my first alocasia at Walmart a few weeks ago… she had 10 corms!! Why am I more excited about these than the mama…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/yp7bxbyHQXXgTyuUqV1TeX.md) (by squidknapper, 2026-07-17, 1 comment) - [I was gifted this plant by the owner of my favorite plant store. It’s in moss and under a sensi 10watt grow light. I’d…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/hKeETt0uhxk3btUko6a1Ve.md) (by Freya Evergreen, 2026-07-16, 5 comments) - [Ok I have a leaf!!! I repeat I have a leaf!! First Alocasia babies I’ve had. What do I do now?? How do I go about…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/g0gQiyjUDHgukR3rTADqir.md) (by Britt Brat, 2026-07-16, 4 comments) - [I feel like this app classifies every alocasia as an elephant Ear. Where does the term "Elephant Ear" come from, is it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/rVIKcW2ccEzrdYu95AWVLf.md) (by Teejaay, 2026-07-14, 1 comment) - [Falcor’s newest leaf is looking great! The front is beautiful, of course! The back tho!!! I love looking at the light…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/cfxuxxDtmhSNrW1Lrx7Sr9.md) (by Mikel’s Plant Posse, 2026-07-12, 5 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=mNaWpLumwRhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQDuwPbMHz7hGA) --- _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_