AROID QUESTION

matthewjames71 · Post by **matthewjames71** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:30 am

Guys

I have a few of these aroids - Alocasia Mac......?

Could you give some advice as to when it will be safe or what I have to do if I want to keep it in the ground.

Many thanks

Matt

Post by **Dave Brown** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:54 pm

Alocasia macrhorriza likes similar temperatures to Colocasia, but seems to prefer more shade, and needs much better drained, more gravely soil. I can't say much more than that, as I'm growing my first ones this year.

I've grown Alocasia calidora and Odora, and they grow in fits and starts, growing a leaf quickly, then sit there static for weeks.