Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Bunny Tracks, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
Their are two forms of Gigantea this form you have shown here which has a different growth habit and than the other form Aka Thialand Giant. This form shown above grows to 6 to 7 feet tall it is very hardy here if mulched and produces tons of offsets. It can produce runners if in a wet area. It also rarely if ever flowers. I got one to flower in the last 7 years. It also produces these mutations off the bottom of the leaves. It seems to be a mutation form the other form.

The other form can get over 12 feet tall with very large leaves. It does not seem to be as cold tolerant and rarely pups. It does how ever bloom almost every year and has a very fast growth rate.

It seems one plant puts more energy into producing offsets rather than flowering or building size. While the other does just the oposite.

I can tell them apart in a glance now. But at first it was very difficult to see the differences but they are their and they are very different plants.