What's your favorite foliage aroid?

I think mine are 'elephant ears', LOL.
There are so many forms.
One of my faves is Colocasia 'Elepaio' (aka Milky Way)

Another is Colocasia fontanesii, which gets very large here, especially with lots of rain. There are about 5 ft tall

Mine is so obvious if you've followed my threads and articles - Alocasia!

So throwdown the pix!

Ok, here's one, with my son for scale:

Handsome young man, beautiful plants!!!!!!
Here is my favorite alocasia besides Macro albo variegata...cuprea. When I first bought it many years ago, it had the cultivar name 'Metallica' attached to it, but I have noticed that its not sold with that label anymore. But Metallica being one of my favorite bands, LOL.....I had to buy it.

What a handsome child! Not to mention the plants.

My favorite, and first love in the entire plant world - Alocasia.
I remember adoring them from Graf's Exotica as I skipped
school and hung out in the public library!

One more, just can't leave out this other
little portrait with the one I call 'donkey ears' - longiloba,
watsoniana, and purple prince....

Very handsome son you have indeed LariAnn. Gorgeous plant's all. AlisonM, I want a longiloba.

Here are two that are my fav's here.

Can't leave out Polly

Cucullata.

Nice cucculata --you might have mites, from the looks of those leaves.

Rachel,

Here is where I left the feedback from the purchase of
that beautiful longiloba:

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/6404/

You can have your very own. Make sure to get rid of the
mites first :-)

Thank's ...I noticed it after I paid attention to these plant's as well and they have had treatment number "1"!

Rachel

Some of my favorites are " OLD BABY BLUE "

My favorites. " COLOR ME WILD "

I love my Purple Prince. And the best part is I discovered its actually pretty hardy here. I planted an extra piece out last summer and it went through one of the worst winters we have had in a long time...went dormant and is not returned. But I keep some in a pot so I will always have some

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Oh my gosh, I'm getting old. LariAnn, the last time I saw you was at an Aroid show, I was thinking it was only a few years ago but your son was just a little tiny boy! Maybe 6 or 8. Yikes. Time does fly! He looks like a nice young man now.

Gina, I love the Ele Paio too, but it burns so easily for me!

Fontanesii is one of my husbands favorites, we saw them at another Aroid Society member's house and they were about 8 ft tall and completely awesome!

Thank you all for all the wonderful compliments on my son! Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have the interest in plants that I do, although when younger he did help me in the garden. He's 16 years old now; seems like just yesterday he was in diapers, crawling around the living room. Time does fly, whether you're having fun or not!!!

I'm in the process of making labels for some of my plants as my memory is on vacation! Here are a couple of my favorites...

and a couple more...

wow!

No, I think this one is my favorite! How can you decide on just one when there are so many that I really like!!

I have a lot of trouble with Alocasia and Colocasia (when not in water). After I first got my place I brought in a lot of large Alocasia macrorrhiza from where I'd been living. Before long the plants had collapsed with the stems eaten/rotted out. They all disappeared during the dry season but each wet season small plants come up and again disappear during the dry season.

During the wet season it appears the plant grows a bit faster than the eating/rotting process. Dry season the eating/rotting catches up. Although, some small part of the tuber remains so that the process restarts the following season.

In the rotted parts I've found some small caterpillars and some small beetles that also get into fallen mangos and jakfruit. Don't know whether the caterpillars are the larvae of the beetles. Also don't know whether caterpillars get into the tuber first allowing fungus/bacteria to get started. Or whether it's some fungus/bacteria getting in that gives the caterpillars access.

When I cut away the rotted parts I noticed in the white of the tuber there were some fine brown points which suggested the caterpillars were at the front of the attack. But that's still not conclusive.

I've got a couple of small tubers I've cleaned up, dusted with cinnamon and placed in pots with bought potting soil. If my soil is infested with pathogenic fungus/bacteria these plants should grow okay. If it's the beetles (or some other insects) flying in and laying eggs these plants will eventually be found. Hopefully I'll be able to solve the mystery. Other aroids don't seem to be affected.

Knock on wood!! I've not had any bug or fungus problems yet. I've only been at this about 3 years!

Eclecticuno what is the last plant you showed? The one with the circular stem?

Hi, Peony! It's a Philodendron goeldii. By the way, I used to live in Katy!

I really like my new variegated colocasias the best...

Elepaio...

And Mojito...

Thanks, Electicuno. Katy's not far away at all.

VA_WILD_ROSE, are you going to plant your Var. Colocasia's in the ground or keep them as container plant's for the Winter month's?

Rachel

I do love that Mojito! That's one for my "got to get" list.

Rachel... *lol* I live in a third floor apartment, so I have no ground to speak of... all of my EEs are in containers and will have to stay that way! I have had the plain colocasia in the ground before in this area and it has done fine, but I am not sure I would plant my specialty EEs in the ground in this zone for fear of losing them.

Karen

Elepaio (Milky Way) is one of my faves too

silly me I meant to post different photo than that one (which I already posted DUH) I think my mind is going LOL

that's ok; we never tire from looking at you beautiful plants!

This is a new one I just got in a trade but I can see its going to be a favorite...Alocasia crassicaulis (probably misspelled that LOL) Its put out its first new leaf since I got it

Gothqueen,

Actually, your plant is Alocasia alba; I used to know it as Alocasia crassifolia, and before I knew that name, I just called it the blue corrugated Alocasia. Of course, I've crossed it with almost everthing in sight, from the Black Mac (I now have corrugated Black Macs) to my Borneo Giant hybrids (corrugated monsters). Most of these are not large enough for prime time, but patience pays because when they are large enough, I will be posting pics.

LariAnn

Thanks Lari Ann! I will change its tag. I knew it was crassi-something LOL.

Speaking of crossings... I have a couple of ph. that were crossed. I was told they were rare when I purchased them, but I've seen them since. The leaves of both are over a foot long now. Here's one

and here's the other one! If any of you are ever in the Fort Myers area, and have time, I'd love to have you stop by and help me identify some of my plants. I hate when sellers don't label, but can't pass up a plant that I love simply because it isn't labeled! I'd be happy to take you to the restaurant of your choice here in Fort Myers to show my gratitude!

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