Alocasia wentii Aline from Akamba

[ChrisG]

Or send your mates down to Cornwall (its a hard life) to bring back goodies for you!!!

yep that works too

[Frank]

Or send your mates down to Cornwall

Now Gaz we go back a long way, don't we .... Remember the time ....

Do we now qualify as 'mates' and can you therefore please go back and get one of each from that tunnel at Lower Kenneggy, thanks, mate

[Mick C]

I popped into Akamba today as I was in the area, on the off chance that they might have got some more in, and got lucky.

They have quite a few more if anyone is interested, and some smaller ones as well.

Ordinary people will not notice, but my special senses have detected that there may be two of them in the pot. I think I'll leave them together for now and split them at the end of the summer so that I can try different ways of overwintering them (ie killing them).

[Mark]

Nice find Mick. You may find that if they are planted in that coir mix the easiest way to seperate them will be with a hose pipe. You can blast the coir away and untangle the roots easier and you should find the little cormlets you can remove and pot up for more plants.

Will we be seeing you at Amulree?

[Mick C]

Thanks for the info Mark, they do seem to be potted in some sort of coir. I would realy like to find some little cormlets as I'm sure I could keeep them alive over winter.

Amulree - you've put me on the spot there because I have been pondering this one - I'm really keen on the Hardypalms meet & visit to Will Giles' garden so may give this one a miss.

[Dave Brown]

Nice one Mick,

mine has has grown much bigger leaves since at home with feed and has much more rounded shield shaped leaves. The latest leaf is the largest at 55cms from lobe to tip, much bigger than my Mac. I have heard it needs higher temps in winter, but it is doing much better than mac in medium warmth. 15 to 25C.

[Mick C]

That's reassuring Dave, I have a mac root, bit small, that I got from Exotic Matahari this year but which only grows in the airing cupboard. As soon as I take it out it stops again.

How often do you feed yours & what with?

[tropical-pete]

Wow nice find Mick!!! We're hoping to pop in tommorow, fingers crossed they have a couple left...

Dave - What have you been feeding yours with

Thanks, take care

Pete

[Mark]

Pete, Pop over to Amulree instead if you have the time.

[tropical-pete]

I wish Mark - dad get's home at 2pm so Akamba can be done in an afternoon, sadly, Amulree can't Ah well, the HP meet is looking promising :D:D

Thanks, take care

Pete

[Mick C]

I reckon you'll be OK Pete, they had quite a few in. Big ones like mine are £14.50, I think the smaller ones were under a tenner.

[tropical-pete]

OK cheers Mick - can you remember where they were? I assume they'll be in the poly with the nana's and other alocasia's?

Thanks, take care

Pete

[Mick C]

Yes Pete that's where they are. Good luck

[MarkD]

Well done Mick C! Looks like you had the best of the lot

[Dave Brown]

I have fed mine on half strength miracle-gro every few days and a shot of palmbooster every couple of weeks. You may be able to see that the newest leaf when I got it was only about 1 cm. Quite an improvement.

Alocasia potadora is getting the same treatmeant

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