Mel
Shipped from FL to VT, 3 weeks in and may be my new favorite. My first alocasia was a Polly who, for almost a year gave me the worst problems.. But, I'm determined, and more stubborn and picky than they are 😏😅
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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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KMoni6
Meet my newest plant baby — a stunning Alocasia Frydek Variegated ✨💚 A gift from my husband (because he knows my plant obsession is real) and I’m in love. The velvety dark leaves and creamy variegation are pure magic. She’s already making herself at home and looking fabulous.
Planta member
I bought my first Alocasia Sarian about 4 weeks ago and she’s having a lot of new growth. But after doing more research I noticed that her leaves seem to be very small. Any advice on how to help her grow bigger leaves. She is in a 4 inch pot right now about 3 ft from my east facing window.
Plant Dad
What is the best way to check for corms and how often do you do it? I have a Dragon Scale Albo that is a nice size that probably has some nice corms under the surface; She is in pon if that makes a difference
csy
So i got a beautiful Alocasia Polly, and unexpectedly found ten corms when I repotted. In my panic, I went with the puddle method as it was the easiest to do with what I had and I’ve heard good things. Has anyone else used this method or another that they could give me advice on? It’s my first time getting corms so i’m excited and nervous! Mother plant is doing amazing and has a new leaf coming in too 🥰 TIA!
Jess
My first alocasia! It was $4 on the sale rack at Lowe's. I repotted and divided into individual plants. Gonna try this self watering terracotta pot I got on clearance at Walmart. 🤞 When reporting I even found a corm!
Plantmom
I’m not 100% on what type of alocasia this is but she’s doing a lot better from December until now pics before and after
Meg
What type of alocaisa do y’all think this is? All my app scanners tell me it’s an amazonica Polly but all my Polly’s have more of a ruffled edge to the leaf this one is little more smooth. It could be a Polly I’m just not sure!
Dory
*UPDATE!!! When you are plant obsessed and you go to your garden shop for leca… 😅😅😅she’s so beautiful! I hate that she’s going to have to live outside but her size! 😍😍😍 Soooo… she isn’t going to live outside after all. She will live in my new 45 gallon tank. Currently she’s all washed up and in LECA to acclimate white I get the components needed to get the tank plant ready. But it has been decided!!
BlondeinBrooklyn
Am new here. Posted this same question under Pest/Problems before seeing this group. Bought this Polly last week in perfect condition. Repotted into stratum/perlite & the next day this spot appeared. Any thoughts on cause?
Miranda
I have 2 nursery black velvet alocasia and was wondering if it will be okay to pot them together? One just sprouted a new leaf and I’ve heard some say that plants grow better together but Im not sure if mine are still too young to do that. They’re in about 3” nursery pots right now so I was thinking both in a 4” pot maybe? I haven’t checked the root size yet as I just got them a week ago maybe and don’t know if the root system is too fragile to handle right now…
Waspinator
Here are my new babies 🥰
Plumbagel305
Found a cutie at trader joe's for only $8- how could I say no? Loving my new plant era!eight dollars
laura 🩷🪴
I adoooore the light pink shimmer when light hits my alocasia ‘cuprea’ 🥹✨ pictured with and without flash to show just how reflective these dazzling leaves are! Side note — I thrifted this rattan planter for $2 over the weekend, in case anyone gives a hoot 🤣
Wolfen 🐺
Some varigated kids
Jcook
Hey all! I just got two new variegated alocasia frydek babies in the mail today. I’m pretty good with philodendrons and monsteras, but I’m a first time alocasia owner. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!
Arees
Help! when I bought this zebrina she was drowning in water, I had to immediately repot her but she hardly had any roots when I did, she’s sad now. Any tips?
Mo
Must be doing something right because all my alocasia have new leaves starting to pop up! (Ignore the dead one, that ones also has a new leaf starting to pop out)
Joycita
I’m fairly new to alocasias. Are these baby plants in my black velvet?
Laylay
Omg. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? All of my other plants are thriving except for this guy (and a succulent lol long story). He has grown a little taller since I've bought him, but no new growth. I've actually had to cut a few pieces from a couple damaged leaves, but I thought all was good! I did that day one and weeks went by, no stress was shown. I did however remove some mesh that was entangled around the roots as I've heard that was good to do. I was careful, but I think it may have stressed him a bit. A week or so later he had some leaves drop (stem and all 😭). Roots look healthy and it's been probably 2 weeks since I removed the mesh, I figured he would have settled down by now if stressed. Woke up this morning to ANOTHER dropped leaf! What am I doing wrong? Should I give him more sun? Less sun? Soil is still moist. I'm at a loss, please help! The leaf that's hanging is mushy, yesterday it was fine!
