--- 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. 7462 members, 1540 posts ## Posts - [I brought home and Alocasia Bambino from the grocery store last night (I know, regretting it already!) and I have seen…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6524a191df61608c5ffbee5a.md) (by Nic Van D, 2023-10-10, 7 comments) - [This needed TLC. I repotted it, took out some dead leaves, cut the roots back. It suffered from being rootbound and not…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65246eb9f01651be6f8d9c99.md) (by jedijae, 2023-10-09, 2 comments) - [My Alocasia nebula 🥰 got this beauty for $10 today at my favorite nursery](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6522076307209a698a563f16.md) (by Hallie, 2023-10-08, 2 comments) - [My black velvet currently has a flower that’s opened, another that is opening within the next week, and a new leaf (not…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651f4d05beca0305aec39eea.md) (by GreenLeaf, 2023-10-05, 1 comment) - [Hi! Wondering if I should be trimming the brown/dead/old leaves off of my Alocasia? They’re also very wet, I thought it…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651f1e1dd1f87f774c462d9c.md) (by Georgie, 2023-10-05, 3 comments) - [I love her 😍 it was a small sprout in July!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651db780395b66034a2242bd.md) (by Ana, 2023-10-04, 0 comments) - [Look at this beautiful alocasia dragon breath, it’s so bushy and is putting out so many new leaves!!](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651d6e88395b66b5a0148d42.md) (by Soup, 2023-10-04, 0 comments) - [Hi there… I am very new to Sphagnum moss. Wondering if you need to change it? Does it get moldy if left in the same…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651c8795af6138b27080048e.md) (by Joy, 2023-10-03, 4 comments) - [Does anyone know what is going on with my plant](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651b2539d0d35f58cc544b9a.md) (by Eli, 2023-10-02, 4 comments) - [I got this pink princess a couple months ago. I was too eager to repot her and thought I for sure damaged her. She’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651afcc566dcc01d8d2bd731.md) (by Nik Van B, 2023-10-02, 0 comments) - [Hello all I just got an Alocasia and was told its low maintenance just to find out from my research that it is NOT so…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651a1872af6138d113101b22.md) (by Tt, 2023-10-02, 4 comments) - [This new growth has grown RAPID, like I mean in the past 3-4 days this thing just sprung up](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6519b63115962c45f1ef6799.md) (by Soup, 2023-10-01, 0 comments) - [Help!! These are dyeing and I don’t know why](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6518460ab79ec3cdf455ba93.md) (by Eleanore, 2023-09-30, 6 comments) - [PRETTY BABY PRETTY BABY, alocasia’s are now one of my favs, I’ve got it in a general houseplant potting mix BUT when…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651708f7ab45ae4e99b84506.md) (by Soup, 2023-09-29, 7 comments) - [Platinum Bisma sizing up nicely since I got her in July](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65170310e6bb8f95f93d8f21.md) (by NYPhilo, 2023-09-29, 0 comments) - [Just here to prove that not all peat pods are death plugs! I decided to repot my polly into a chunkier mix and noticed…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651481aad5d36daf5f5ce6e5.md) (by Steph, 2023-09-27, 0 comments) - [I can officially call myself an Alocasia aficionado now that my extremely happy (has put out 3 new leaves this week)…](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65120d348657a70254c7527b.md) (by Hallie, 2023-09-25, 5 comments) - [Does anyone own a Velvet Elvis? I just received mine.](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651086c815962c6bc5463899.md) (by Choc, 2023-09-24, 0 comments) - [Hello! Can someone help identify this type of Alocasia? TIA](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/651053e9d921b81312537a4d.md) (by Tali, 2023-09-24, 2 comments) - [Can anyone tell me what species this is? Thanks:)](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/650f492b4ee28f1d1a08368f.md) (by agehlhoff, 2023-09-23, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md?cursor=ANR5Cc2ghxdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCSclGMEhPhGA) --- _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_