Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical garden # 93, 1 by homer1958

homer1958 wrote:
Prita, and all the Aroid lovers,

This photo was taken in September '10. All these came in 4''pots in late July('10), except the Agaves. (5-Gal. bucket as scale) I can only Imagine how big they will be in the fall of '11. The A. Sarian can attain 12' in height, with 3' long leaves. The C. Thai. Giant Has been reported (in the natural habitat) to attain a leaf size of Over 7'x 5' with a height of 10-12'. The A. Borneo Giant is said to attain a height of 12'-15', with a 6' long leaf. Of course, they are all miniscule in comparison to the largest undivided leaf in the world; held by the Alocasia Robusta, at a mere;
GET THIS.... 12'x8'... with a total height of some 25'.

(These are all natural habitat sizes)


L-R; Front Row: Misc. Agave, Alocasia Sarian, Colocasia Thai Giant, Ensete Ventricosum

L-R; Back Row: Alocasia Borneo Giant, Ensete Ventricosum "Maurelii"