Mid-Atlantic Gardening: After the swap 2, 0 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Critter,

That's just the way I "imagine" Joyana to be! You have an alocasia'Calidora". It does get giant leaves of substance, and unlike most of its relatives, calidoras leaves tend to grow straight up and down. I had one last year that was like a wonderful fan backdrop/ screen almost 4 feet high plus container and many grow much larger!
The 'Black Stem" I gave you really loves wet feet, so if it is not happy hangin with the amaryllis you can plop it in another water feature. It spreads by runners at the surface as well as by 'pups' and mine are mostly old enough now to bloom (yellow spathe) so seeds, too. They do like to eat and I have usually applied osmacote 2tbs per pot/plant.

Holly,
I have more assorted EEs to share, say at the Fall Swap at Sallygs? Save some overwintering/greenhouse space and maybe next year you and Ric can win the ribbon for "First EE Up"while you are waiting for that elusive First Tomato!
My calidoras usually lived beneathe that mama banana I gave you and they miss her shelter. I'm sure she is incredibly happy to have some new soil and two parents to dote over her. Is Ric making plans to grill in those wind tattered leaves? I did once and it was good (fish).
I love the ensete (Red Absynian) bananas. Have you grown them before? Well worth raising for two or more years but the do die after they flower. Sigh.

If no one minds, I'd like to have a thread on 'tropicals' for the Mid Atlantic. I just got a new EE that has glossy black leaves. It called my name even though I can't remember right now what it is called! Ah, yes, colocasia 'Black Coral' It's supposed to have 'electric blue' veins!
http://www.plantdelights.com/Colocasia-esculenta-Black-Coral...