I’ve generally been a Colocasia man but, they always do horrendously in the conservatory as they’re a Red Spider Mite magnet. I use neem oil to good effect, but the leaves still end up a write off. The ones outside are fine, but indoors (it over winter) I struggle. Anyway, I’m not looking for tips b...

Spotted this at a garden center today liked it so much I bought it. It was in the houseplant section but as anyone grown one of these outside during summer and had it survive overwinter a. outdoors heavily mulched b. indoors. house or cold greenhouse. c. kept dry overwinter in pots and re started in...

I have a problem with my alocasia calidora. I have kept it in my unheated outhouse this winter with no problems at all. Just over a week ago I brought it into the house, gave it a dash of water and placed it in the "sunroom" ...

I see Amuluree have some multi trunk Portidora for next year .I wouldn't mine a large one of these .

Last spring 'Big Al' was growing leaves that broke against the conservatory roof, so I knew it's days were numbered. It has grown away quite happily in the summer mainly producing flowers, rather than leaves :roll: Nevertheless Big Al was too tall to come back into the conservatory :ahhh!: so drasti...

Started this Xanthosoma sagittifolium from a corm last May and it decided to develop Alocasia-type tendencies last month as the pointed end of the leaf turned upward. Sept 2013 006.JPG I realise what happened with this. I repositioned it against a fully planted backdrop ...

Hello, I recently bought an Alocasia zebrina. Does anyone have experience with this plant? I'm especially interested in tips for overwintering. Servus from Vienna Robert https://www.dropbox.com/sc/b4vcrdj8alqzjyx/td0kgofWBC P.S.: Dave, ...

Anyone growing Alocasia robusta by the way? Its should be the aroid with the largest leaves in the World. Its found on Borneo. I have seen it ones in the wild, not far from Kuching in Kubah National Park on Kubah Hill. It grows there ...

Alocasia 'Big Boy' Calidora, has finally come through the flowering stage so should start to produce BIG leaves again. It has not been a good year for 'Big Boy' so far, as the delayed spring pushed flowering back towards summer, ...

First year trying them :cry: :oops: My Tesco Eddoes are easily outperforming my Calidoras which I thought would be monsters by now :lol: Tesco Eddoe VS Calidora 1 http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y438/grapevine777/20130724_185250.jpg Calidora 2 http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y438/grapevine77...

... allowed to dry out? Should I feed every 2 weeks yet? Radiator / windowsill method ok? and how soon to put into bigger pot? Sorry for being such an Alocasia noob :oops:

I bought an Alocasia Macrorrhiza bulb last year. It had a small green sprout comming out of it when I bought it, but it has stayed that way for a year now. Nothing happens. I am in Norway, but I am growing banana plants in the window ...

Do you know where I could find Alocasia 'Yucatan Princess' and Alocasia infernalis????
Thanks for your help

Can anyone ID this Alocasia i bought from wilkinsons a couple of days ago, Thanks.

Most people who grow Alocasia have those annoying episodes where a plant stops growing new leaves, and the old leaves start to deteriorate. What has happened is the Alocasia is not too happy with it's lot, and goes into dormancy, which ...