Specialty Gardening: You have too many plants! 2, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Great looking Bonfire or boliviensis Kill. I should either put my pot on a pedestal or start staking since it is hitting the ground now. All the plants I've been showing are mine. Are you talking about the Alocasia 'Frydek'? It is one of the best you can grow - very easy and multiplies rapidly. I have several other Alocasia/Colocasia too.

The problem with tuberous in the south is rot and heat. They grow great for a couple of months then disappear. I've had some over the years but they never last more than a couple of years. The best thing here is to use them as short term annuals in spring and fall, maybe winter indoors. I basically quit buying them. Most folks in FL say they cannot grow them there and I can see why.

You should see the monster tuberous they grow in CA. The blooms are 9 inches or more across!

I've had some begonias in the same soil for years too but I've tried to repot, replenish the pots that show poor growth starting last year. It makes a world of difference.

It's a sauna out there this morning and I was soaked after half an hour just walking around taking pictures and this was 10:30. The dogs were ready to come in after five minutes. The plants love it though - tropical heat.


Here is another Alocasia 'Frydek' and some canes in the same hanging basket from this morning shoot.