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kenboy wrote:
A lot of Colacasias send out runners and will take over a yard if allowed. That is why we should use botanical name so we can find out growing conditions. Alocasias get much larger than Colacasias or Xanthasomas and do not run. Xanthasomas spread underground but are easy to control than Colocasias.

This Alocasia was 9' in the picture and got to 10' before Fall;