Who's got a whopper - (Alocasia Colocaisa leaf) behave - lol

[Sat]

Hi all,

Great Big Leaf Pics.

Planning to get one of these next year, but what size of plant would I need to get for it to grow leaves around 50 - 90CM?

[Dave Brown]

Hi all,

Great Big Leaf Pics.

Planning to get one of these next year, but what size of plant would I need to get for it to grow leaves around 50 - 90CM?

It depends on the plant Sat, The Colocasia I call Mammoth, can get from a small pup with no rhizome to 80cm+ leaves in a single season. Colocasia Burgundy Stem needs 3 years to get to maximum size. Jack's Giant maybe the same. Alocasia, all need time to reach a good size, although in the US with summer HEAT they grow much quicker.

John's Thai Giant is a quick grower, but does not seem to pup, so will be difficult to get hold of.

[Libby]

The last years Wilkinsons Elephany Ear grew a massive 81cm leaf, sadly I don't have a pic of it with tape measure as hubby dropped my camera which broke.


mine is flowering too!

[Dave Brown]

I wonder if anyone this year is going to top John's one in the first post

I'm starting off the season the way I want it to go. Starting BIG and getting BIGGER

[redsquirrel]

impressive Dave,which is the one i had some tubers from? 1 in the 4 is growing,i rotted the other 3

[Dave Brown]

impressive Dave,which is the one i had some tubers from? 1 in the 4 is growing,i rotted the other 3

How did you manage to rot them They are almost rot proof

They were not Alocasia they were Colocasia Mammoth or the famous Wilkcos Alocasia

[redsquirrel]

sorry Dave,i will put a tag in right away,keep forgetting the name.i pre-soaked them in h202 and planted in damp coir.1 grew and the other 3 just went squidgey.still a good success rate for me though i think

[sanatic1234]

Not much room for a game of darts then dave

Very impressive stuff

[metalhammer]

I really struggle to overwinter Alocasia's.What sort of temperatures are you maintaining overwinter Dave?.





metalhammer.

[Dave Brown]

I really struggle to overwinter Alocasia's.What sort of temperatures are you maintaining overwinter Dave?.

metalhammer.

Mins are between 6C and 10C, with Max between 7C and 20C. Dehumidifier maintains the humidity to 60-65%.

Humidity and cold is a problem as rots are very quick to set in.

[metalhammer]

I'll have to try lifting my temps a bit next winter,have maintained around 5-6c this winter,but both my Alocasia's I bought in the Amulree winter sale are dead,well rotten.I'll make sure I keep them nearer the middle of the greenhouse next winter,I'm wondering where they were close to the doors,it might have got a lot colder there,a dragon tree that was next to them lost it's growing point.





metalhammer.

[grub]

I still have 1 Alocasia (Wenti-aline) and it has never looked as good as the year I bought it, but it is STILL ALIVE! . I can't say the same for C.Black Magic though; I managed to keep it alive last winter only for it to rapidly cark it once planted out

[Nick]

I had one out last summer, I bet it's not hardy, so it will not come back this summer or will it

[Dave Brown]

Just thought I'd bump this one up, as finally 3 years after John, I have my own Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'.... well 2 in fact

This one is a mere pup

But this one is a Giant (courtessy Brian Williams of Brians Botanicals

[Mr List]

i have given up dreams of getting sizes like that unless we ever start getting real summers again there is no chance up here.