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Alocasia Aficionados

Discover the beauty of Alocasias and Colocasias with fellow plant lovers, share tips, and embrace the joy of cultivating these exotic treasures.

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Gaileen Joy

I’m SO excited! Brand new leaf on my Polly fixin’ to unfurl!! 😳❤️❤️❤️

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Josie

Well I did it. 🥰

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Jess

Nothing better than a new leaf! But I'm worried about these spots. I'm new to plants. Fungal??

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Denisha

I hit the jackpot at Lowe’s today! 4 new Alocasia x amazonica (Amazonian Elephant Ear) 💚💚💚💚 Alocasias are my fav plant ☺️

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Topekatwister

I saw this beautiful little Alocasia at the grocery store today for $6.99! Immediately checked the roots, which look great. But…the potting medium is weird and spongy and almost like a dense brownie. I have no clue what to do or how to remove it without damaging the roots. Do I leave it as is for now or repot? Any help would be great!

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Queen Anne plant dad

Came in the mail looking so vibrant today

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Queen Anne plant dad

Came out the box today looking amazing! I do recommend this seller on Etsy haha so far so good!

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Queen Anne plant dad

More Alocasia love! How can I not when she's clearly strutting her stuff. She has taken to her new pot, aggressively! New leaf so variegated! What I jokingly call her "bum leaf" has finally shown some age spots today :/ cutie! Already showing signs of a new leaf too come! I expect her to outgrow this pot very soon! Ms Frangelica! House of Alocasia, Frydek, the variegated chapter 💅🏽

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Queen Anne plant dad

New leaf is growing so big

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Queen Anne plant dad

Baby is finally pushing leaves !!!

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clefarie

why does this feel like a boudoir shoot 🤭 she's flowering!

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Stressanieann

Just got this new plant from Home Depot! It was labeled as an alocasia regal shield but it looks more like an alocasia wentii to me? What do you think? Also does these seem like a good enough spot this far from grow lights?

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Mel

This is a first for me!! Looks like she's blooming

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Josie

My Walmart plant find of the month. 😂 This is the fourth alocasia I’ve rescued from Walmarts clearance section and she’s in pretty decent health too!

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Jess

Any idea what could have caused this?

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HazeyBean Gardens

Couldn't pass up this alocasia with a perfect, pure white leaf. She is STUNNING! This is only my second alocasia so any pro tips on keeping her happy are appreciated!

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Josh

Got this on clearance at Walmart! It’s labeled “Fancy Alocasia” but Planta doesn’t know what that is… so what is it really?

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9s

Aaaaaaaaa…..the maintenance of alocasias….💀

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Lili

What can I do to prevent droopy leaves? Everytime a new one comes out the oldest then starts to drop. I end up chopping it before it even dies bc I just hate looking at it. It hasn’t been able to hold onto more than 02 leaves. Does it need more light or should I try a self watering pot? Maybe pon instead of soil??

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Jayb.rds

I LOVE the look of Alocasia’s and want one, but have been worried about how well one might thrive and the horror stories of people killing ten in a row. Do you think this area can support one? (Where the fake plant currently is) It’s about 6 feet from a west facing window. Humidity is pretty low- no humidifiers or dehumidifiers in the house, and I’m in southern california so humidity is usually around like 50-60% I really love the look of these plants and want one, but I know the first time I kill a plant i’ll be devastated so I don’t want to buy one if i’m just sacrificing it to death.

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