Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'

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Looking good mine seemed fine until Christmas then a rapid down hill spiral which resulted in total rot icon_thumbdown
Will get a new one this season and hope for better results
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Carl, I have to admit, this is the most Alocasia like, Colocasia I have grown. Definitely seems to want to go dormant over the dark period of winter, and seems to need bottom heat to get it going again.
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I cannot agree Dave. It's the first time I have Thai Giant and must say it behaves like any other collie. It grows nicely in a normal room temperature unlike alocasias which have to be "cooked"
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countrylover wrote:I cannot agree Dave. It's the first time I have Thai Giant and ust say it behaves like any other collie. It grows nicely in a normal room temperature unlike alocasias which have to be "cooked"
Perhaps you have a spare heated room, which most people don't have. ;) My conservatory with min of around 7 to 10C was too cold for them. and they wet dormant. These were the only Collies to do that in the conservatory.
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True I do not have a conservatory but I am also surprised my plants are still alive. They've been thru a lot
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Oh just realised I haven't updated this recently :roll:

30th March 2nd leaf open but not full size yet. It is on a heat mat in the conservatory
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Now that spring has finally sprung, the prop area has moved out into the Lunar Module with 2 x 1.1m heatmats on 50% 15 mins on, 15 mins off. It has now grown a 3rd leaf which has just opened, so we'll have to see how big that one gets :wink:
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icon_salut Well done for keeping it going over winter.
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Yorkshire Kris wrote:icon_salut Well done for keeping it going over winter.
I'll echo that. I've got one coming from Simon, soon. I hope to see a similar result this time next year...pleeeease.
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I kave kept my pup on the go all winter.....yet its alot lighter green than your Dave....its even has a blue'ish look. I got mine from Brian's B. G. through Mike.
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The Codfather wrote:I kave kept my pup on the go all winter.....yet its alot lighter green than your Dave....its even has a blue'ish look. I got mine from Brian's B. G. through Mike.

glad to hear that thing is still alive and kicking icon_thumleft
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Well done Dave, hats off icon_king icon_king
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A little update.
One week outdoors and my colocasia decided to bloom.
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if you can keep it outside it will usually self pollinate or is pollinated easy by insects..easier than any other calo I know of. hand pollination is very easy as well due to the large scale of everything.
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Oh no, I'm gonna cut the flower off. I want it to grow huge leaves and as we know these plants tend to slow down with growth while flowering
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Re: Colocasia Gigantea Thailand Giant Strain

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Hi all

Didnt want to start a new post as found this.
Can I acheive good growth in a pot. ?


Any tips
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