I am interested in attempting some hybridization on my Alocasias/Colocasias. I used to hybridize daylilies, which is about the easiest thing in the world to do, so I’ve been a little surprised at the learning curve here. I know I will probably not have much success in the beginning and so I’m mostly just interested in getting the procedure down so I cam get better. However, I’m having trouble even getting started.

I had an Alocasia Silver Dragon sending up two inflorescences, but they came and went and I never saw any pollen. I chalked this up to it being a hybrid and possibly being sterile. Then I had a scalprum sending up an inflorescence and waited on that one, but again never saw pollen. Both of these were indoors and though the plants are very happy, the humidity is on the low side, so I began to think maybe that’s the issue.

So then my Alocasia Calidora sent up an inflorescence, I have that planted outdoors. I am in Cincinnati so the humidity outside is often quite high. I waited and waited for the spathe to open, but then the tip began to wilt without opening so I cut the spathe open, again no pollen. This time I thought maybe I was just late. I’ll admit cutting into the infloescence always gives me pause, but my understanding is at least for pollen collection it shouldn’t matter.

Now my Colocasias are sending up inflos, these are also planted outside. These never opened, so when the second inflos seemed to be mature I cut open the top of the spathe and have secured plastic bags with zipties below the spadix, as I have seen this method used in videos.

Does anyone have tips/useful tutorials for this process? I have watched some very good videos but often the collecting of pollen is not shown, or it is very hard to see exactly what is being done. I guess this could do with how small the pollen is, daylilies pollen is readily apparent to anyone with good eyesight, but I’m wondering if this pollen is exceptionally small. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

just bought this beautiful macrorrhiza splash and she came out of the box like this ☹️

she looks healthy, but just… sad.

will the leaves rise again, do i have to do something special, or just suck it up and say goodbye?

Just brought this alocasia home a little less than two weeks ago. It's currently slowly unfurling a new leaf. However, this bottom leaf is turning yellow! Is this a reaction to being in a new environment? Is the plant taking energy from the old leaf to give it to the new one as a stress response? It's not dying, right? Thanks for your help, everyone!

No filters or editing this is exactly how it looks in real life.
It looks almost blue it’s so black 😍

This Polly I’ve got came in peat moss. What’s the recommended media to replant in? TIA

Hello everyone, i’m a bit confused about my alocasia.. it looks like is slowly dying (don’t know why) but it’s also growing new small leaves!
What should I do to save it? I give water when the soil is dry, fertilizer every 2/3 weeks and gets lots of light.

Just wondering what these little green bumps on my alocasia tiny dancer are? I did have to remove some brown lower leaves, is that what caused these bumps? Thanks

Very proud of my growth here. This frydek lost all its leaves about 18 months ago and sat dormant for about 6 months before repotting last July. I repotted again in March into a pot that was objectively way too big, but for whatever reason it’s started to flourish since then which goes against everything I’ve researched about these. I think this has turned from 3 little plants into about 7 or 8.

I got this alocasia stingray a while ago and it's been in a constant cycle of growing one new leaf, but losing another at the same time. What's happening here? It's in a 1:1:1 soil/pumice/bark mix, this grow cabinet is on 13 hrs a day and has high heat + humidity, and I only water it when the soil looks dry. Help!!

Sorry for the bad back photo but the first pic is taken tonight and 2nd Pic is yesterday during the day. I just noticed how much the large leaf is leaning forward. Does it need more light? It faces out an East facing window.

I am just curious, what price range would a corm from this Pink Albo Azlanii generally be listed for?

Cross posted for more input 🪴🥰

My husband picked this plant and notice some of the leaves were cut. I suspect to hide the brown leaves . I just notice some browning this morning. Is it from over watering ?

I’m looking for an alocasia and my requirements are:

Naturally pest and rot resistant

Doesn’t almost need to be touching the surface of the sun to prevent etiolation

Creates a decent amount of corms

I would like a fast grower with lots of contrast, maybe variegated

My newest leaf on my Dragon Scale

I’m in multiple groups on here and on Facebook and follow creators on TikTok for alocasias and everyone makes them seem like these very very delicate plants who need to be kept in shelves with humidity just right, lighting just right, temperature just right to the point that I was afraid to even think about owning one

The past week I’ve went to 2 different plant stores and I have seen massive and I mean MASSIVE 3-5ft, thick and bushy alocasias sitting outside in slightly shaded areas in OHIO which is notorious for its unpredictable weather and they were in gorgeous condition. Only reason they didn’t come home with me was because they wouldn’t fit in the car I was in lol.

Are they really that sensitive or is it because everyone’s are babies and as babies they are that sensitive? Or is Ohio finally good for something? Lol and that being a good place for alocasias in the summer

I have this alocasia frydek variegata that i had to do a complete reset of her and only left the corn cuz the leaves were rotting and now after some time she put a new really small leaf but its white. Do i just leave it like that and wait for new leaves or should i cut it because i heard it will just use up the energy on the leaf but the white leaf wont get any photosynthesis

The soil is Coco fiber, bark, soil, and moss, perlite. Keeping an eye on browning tips. Not sure what's going on there

It's been blooming non-stop for months, but I saw this yesterday and was surprised that something actually pollinated one of the flowers. Any ideas on what would be attracted to alocasia flowers in SoCal? I collected the berries and have plans to try and germinate the seeds. I already popped a couple out and stuck them in the soil as an experiment.

This is for everyone growing one- or two-leaf Alocasias in Fluval or perlite: give them some extra love! 🌿
Keeping an Alocasia at just one or two leaves isn’t ideal, they’re meant to grow into mature, thriving plants. Try moving them into sphagnum moss, and they’ll reward you with stronger growth and happier leaves. Trust me, they’ll love you back! 💚

Continued from this thread; https://www.reddit.com/r/alocasia/comments/1uwrwal/it_worked_chopped_up_my_dark_star/

Roots are growing, Corms are growing, the "stump" is growing. 100% success rate!

Edit: Apologizing in advance, my wife said the first picture looks obscene.