Tina
Melo. I LOVE the alien looking leaves! 👽🌱
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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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gia
The only Alocasia I’ve managed to keep alive and getting new growth… and I dropped it on its head & cracked it when I first got it and held the wounds together with orchid clips… trauma gives strength I guess ! 🤣🤣 (you can totally see her scars too lmaoo)
gabbygeli
Need advice on growing corms!! What’s your preferred medium? Grow light or no grow light? Heat pad or no heat pad? Seedling tray or a plain plastic container? I want allll the tips and tricks. TYIA!
Mo
I saved this little guy from my first alocasia that I had that sadly died because I didn’t know how to take care of it properly but since become obsessed with them and have read up a ton on them and now own like 5 different varieties. For the life of me I cannot remember what kind this one is called and the app thinks it’s a rubber plant. If anyone can help me figure out what it is would be greatly appreciated!
Grandma2aDancer
These are photos of my Alocasia odora x Alocasia ‘Amazonica’ (Mayan Mask). She is in the 4 inch nursery pot that she came to me in. As she dries out, she’s quite top heavy and if touched would fall over. I’ve showed you the root system. The bottom half of soil is tightly packed, even when dry. Is it time to repot to a 6 inch pot? She has 4 leaves. One is droopy since her last new leaf🤷♀️
Kyle
Obsessed with the new leaves on my Jacklyn. Twice as big as the old leaves!
Mother Earth
Hello alocasia lovers!! I need help!! I bought this alocaisa thinking it was a silver dragon, but the more it grows the more confused I get! It’s like it has traits from multiple alocasia but doesn’t quite fit any single variety. The V-shape at the tip, the silverish tone, and the deep venation are all pointing toward a hybrid, possibly between a Silver Dragon and something else?
Sheri
Help! Alocasia #3 getting ready to die!! Planted in Leca- cleaned off roots really well. Was doing great and then leaves started to curl under? In a clear pot and I cam see the roots are white and healthy looking. I keep a saucer under it with some water in it so touching leca but not the roots. Bad sun in my house *sadly but I have good quality grow lights- pretty good quality anyway. Have a lot of other plants and manage to get them to thrive but not these darn Alocasia! House is in the 60's, plant is near a humidifier. My last ones I have placed in other areas and I just cannot seem to keep them alive longer than a couple of months?? Any suggestions? LOVE this little gal and I don't want to lose another one. I am determined but feeling unqualified! Thanks!
CN
Alocasia stingray - The roots have started to get crazy at the bottom so I am planning to move her to the larger pot. Do you think she could wait a little longer or would you go ahead and repot up to the container in the pic?
Mo
Just found a Dragon Scale today! Alocasia are my biggest obsession right now (My cat in the background haha)
🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵
Am I supposed to put my dragon scale and my other one on a pole or trellis like the monsteras? The dragon scale especially doesn't really seem to grow too much although I'm reading the comments on the soil and I definitely think I only have potting soil in my plants for the most part so I'll be switching that out the spring 😩
Denise
I cannot believe how BEAUTIFUL my alocasia ‘Jewel’ leaves are when they’re unfurling ❤️
Kurston
Hi, so I got this beauty today and I’m very nervous because my last alocasia didn’t make it but I could pass this one up when I found her at my favorite nursery (still shocked I found her at a local nursery)… So any advice would be greatly appreciated also would my plant do better in leca or just keep in a chunky mix? 🤍🌱
BritneyMC
My new dark star! She’s just so pretty and symmetrical 😍
Tellie
Curious on what your guys Alocasia’s soil is? My Silver Dragon is currently in indoor potting mix and orchid bark. She’s been doing amazing. I haven’t changed her soil in almost 2 years (I know, I know, 😐) I didn’t want to disturb her because I know they can be drama queens sometimes. This is my first Alocasia to stay alive. Any recommendations is welcome 🤗.
fuey
I found an Alocasia “Black Diamond” yesterday and brought it home. I’ve never heard of it? And apparently Google hasn’t really either? I can’t find anything on this plant. It is a reputable botanical shop so I am just confused. It does look very similar to a Regal Shield with the beautiful indented leaf. Also you can see my euphorbia I got in his new soil💕 I bought some metal chopsticks to help keep him upright (i really hope he lives🙏)
Maru
I was given and adopted this baby from my ceramic studio (Mar 16) as it was super struggling, and found a thrips infestation after I got it home. 😬 It was covered in splashes of clay and clay dust. Not sure when I’ll be in the clear, but the systemic seems to be working (treatment started 3/18) as I am finding less every morning. What should I do next? Repot in a better soil mix or let it recover and adjust to my home? Repot in a better soil after the 8 weeks of systemic protection ends and when temps will be warmer? I am seeing two new leafs forming. One from the healthier leaf and one from the bottom. Not sure how fast growing an elephant ear is? It used to be a decently sized plant 🌱 You can see the size of the snake plant I got too. Feel real lucky even with the pest problem.
Tokkomio
Not sure if this is more of a semi hydro or alocasia question, but i recently moved my alocasias into leca and I dunno if I can use my regular liquid fertilizers [dr earth& miracle grow] for feeding or if i need something more suited towards semi-hydro. I'm more worried about the organic fertilizer since some nutrients have to break down for the plant to use it and i'm not sure if it can break down as much in semi hydro media. I know alocasias are moderate to heavy feeders so I wanna be able to feed them soon!
Jamie 🫶🏻
Found corms! I was repotting my Silver Dragon Alocasia, and I found corms! I’ve never dealt with corms before, but, I’m gonna try. I am using sphagnum moss, I’ve put the growth point up, it’s moist but not soggy, I’ve got plastic wrap over the jar to retain moisture. What more should I do?
Tokkomio
First time growing corms, 2 nobilis at the bottom and 1 i just peeled today. I assume yellowing is normal but is it normal for the tips to go dark? They're still stiff but the color is throwing me off lol
