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title: "I figured this group would appreciate this since alocasia and…"
description: "I figured this group would appreciate this since alocasia and colocasia are both Araceae and colocasia are just the swampy version of alocasia. I just found…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/emPlC9NIm5NATajybbcR4w"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Nikiller"
published: "2026-07-20T00:32:25.558271Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lWuVoSXfm0mhpdFLVG6GWzRgcJdFWwQeXC12gWazwDk/D4BwUBaETn-hxhkEAqz1kA.webp?size=large"
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# I figured this group would appreciate this since alocasia and…

_Posted by Nikiller on 2026-07-20_

I figured this group would appreciate this since alocasia and colocasia are both Araceae and colocasia are just the swampy version of alocasia. I just found this site called Lunar Tropicals that has rare colocasia for sale right now and a lot of them are black. I ordered these 3 as established plants in 6” pots for what I think is a very reasonable price per plant. I will update you all with the results when they arrive. Does anybody have any care tips as these will be my first colocasia, although there’s hundreds of native ones in my apartment complex along the edges of the lake and in backyards so I shouldn’t have difficulty.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lWuVoSXfm0mhpdFLVG6GWzRgcJdFWwQeXC12gWazwDk/D4BwUBaETn-hxhkEAqz1kA.webp?size=large)

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![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lWuVoSXfm0mhpdFLVG6GWzRgcJdFWwQeXC12gWazwDk/vw1WavAyRTqS8oT8m5UiWA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Danyule commented on 2026-08-23

That Black Lava is stunning!!!

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-23

You wanna see the baby plants?

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