I've had this Alocasia a couple of years,but don't actually know what type it is.Any ideas
I thought either Macrorizzos or Odora,but who knows?
Steve
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Nice healthy plant Steve, Have you just planted it out recently or did it overwinter outside?
I think I've learned a lesson with Alocasia, Anything thing is sold as anything, and the young leaf shape changes as they grow bigger, with more veins.
It is certainly a Macrorrhiza/odora type Alocasia. At this point I would go for 52% to 48% an odora. the problem is they hybridise so easily, and there are very many amature Alocasia breeders in the US. So when they swap plants, no-one really knows what they have.
This site make give more info, but not for Shikira haters.
http://donitaworld.com/Tropicals/Alocasias/links.html
All I hope is that my Borneo Giant doesn't turn out to be a Borneo Pygmy
I think I've learned a lesson with Alocasia, Anything thing is sold as anything, and the young leaf shape changes as they grow bigger, with more veins.
It is certainly a Macrorrhiza/odora type Alocasia. At this point I would go for 52% to 48% an odora. the problem is they hybridise so easily, and there are very many amature Alocasia breeders in the US. So when they swap plants, no-one really knows what they have.
This site make give more info, but not for Shikira haters.
http://donitaworld.com/Tropicals/Alocasias/links.html
All I hope is that my Borneo Giant doesn't turn out to be a Borneo Pygmy
Best regards
Dave
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Dave
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Dave,
It's been planted out since early May,and has only recently developed its new leaves.
I tried over wintering my first one in the ground,but it ended up rotting away.Thankfully I managed to salvage some of it,but it took a year or so to get a decent plant back.So now I always lift them in the autumn.
Whatever type it may turn out to be,its the best growing one I have
Steve
It's been planted out since early May,and has only recently developed its new leaves.
I tried over wintering my first one in the ground,but it ended up rotting away.Thankfully I managed to salvage some of it,but it took a year or so to get a decent plant back.So now I always lift them in the autumn.
Whatever type it may turn out to be,its the best growing one I have
Steve
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Steve, post a pic every now and again showing its growth. My calidora has started to grow faster now in this cool wet weather.
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Dave
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Steve, I can see why you ID'd Libby's Alocasia as Portadora. It looks the same.
Do you keep it growing over winter? I have heard to get them really big takes more than one season
Do you keep it growing over winter? I have heard to get them really big takes more than one season
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I try to,don't normally suceed.
This year I managed to get 2 through the winter still green and one as a tuber,which has got a Trex growing in the same pot.I must of took a bit of root when i dug it up last Autumn.This year I think I'll definately have to kep one of the greenhouses heated not just frost free.
Steve
This year I managed to get 2 through the winter still green and one as a tuber,which has got a Trex growing in the same pot.I must of took a bit of root when i dug it up last Autumn.This year I think I'll definately have to kep one of the greenhouses heated not just frost free.
Steve