Upload your GIANT EE Pics here.

Jason, I emailed you but haven't heard back. Please check your mail.

Lillypon,I have a sunroom a greenhouse and a garden room,and there full to the top during the wintertime!!!LOOh yes and a garage.

Got it Brugie!

Dear Back, Keep in mind that the Island of Borneo has 120 inches of rainfall, Beverly Hills has 20 inches of rainfall annually. You will have to water the plant very often.
Also, your average low temperature in January is 50 degrees celcius. Plants of this type go dormant at 45 degrees. So, in essence, there is a distinct possibility that Alocasia in your area do not even go dormant ! Which is a huge plus, when it comes to maximum plant size, which is the basis of your question. -Thank You.




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AA, can you suggest a combo of the largest black & lime combo that will grow here & where I can get the largest plants. Patience is not one of my virtues! I want the biggest & the quickest!

Tropicman I had a feeling your greenhouse couldn't house all your treasures!

Now I'm really worried for some reason I have more now than last year!!LOL

paULA HERE ON B'S THING. WHAT A LOT OF GREAT PLANTS. IS THERE AN AI IN THE PLANT WORLD? BRIN?

I'M JOINING.. HELP ME PICK OUT A NAME

Hey P....how's it going? Sorry it took me so long! I was cruising around ebay looking at all the ee's from Baylove! LOL Now I'm doomed....where will I put all of them?

Did you get a name yet? Use TinyDancer! I love it and it fits you! Hey Jay Leno was great last night! You're just too cute!

So many gorgeous EE's and it would be so difficult to pick out favorites. Root what was the name of the one you gave me at Tracey's? I knew I should have written it down.

Alocasia Macrorrhiza.

Edit to say I like TinyDancer!

This message was edited May 11, 2004 10:48 PM

Hey, I am with you Backto back! I want the same color combo and huge fast! LOL

All of them are just great.

Hi All, I'm back, I had to win a bet that I can stay away from the computer for 24 hours. Barely made it!

BAMBI , I'd go with Tall Fontanessi and lime zinger. Where could you get'em, me of course! LOL (Trade)

I've superimposed a black magic and lime zinger to see what it would look like so please excuse me if its the "cheesiest" pic you're ever seen !



This message was edited May 12, 2004 4:59 PM

MM; is that really you?
Good to have you back. We've missed you.

Sorry folks, just got excited about seeing an old friend here posting.
No pictures of my EE as they aren't very big yet. All are in a new bed that is 28 feet long and probably 4 feet wide and I have right around 30 EE that I planted this year.

Root, can't wait to see this beauty get big. I looked at a picture of a grown one and I am thrilled that you shared this one with me.

Those two colors would look great together.

The only problem is: the colocasia is much faster growing and will eventually engulf the small xanthosomas underneath.(via runners) It would be a high maintanance deal.

It is a great combo!

How about keeping the 'Zinger' in containers?
Then you could elevate them to keep showing them off.

We throw Ipomea 'Margarite' vines in w/ the Black Magic and Black Runner w/ much the same effect.

Gosh! Im enjoying all the pics!! Yall have such beauties.

I can't believe it... there is a house being remodeld 2 doors away from me. I see about 100 black magic (5 gal?), 50 giant timber bamboo, 50 red nanas (short) probably 15 gal a lot of black stem & other really cool stuff I can't identify.

I would talk to the contractor that is putting them in Bambi,this is what I do for a living,I am sure they will be happy to talk to you,tell you where they get them from,and if it was me,I would probably set up up with one or two.

Just lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing your "big beauties". I had no ideal they could actually get THAT large!

Oh Root, Can you come for a visit? I know the plants that I love.... but have no clue where they should go or what should be planted with them. I really need a landscape designer big time!!! Don't you need a vacation to BH? We'd have so much fun!!!! I'll even get you a monkey.

LOL!! You never know where Root will show up!! I may just overwork my senses trying to plant a garden out there,I would not know how to act,being able to plants in theground and not dig them up in the fall!

When can you come????

Hey Doc....get out there and help Bambi!!! You would have a blast!

My wife says go for it!LOL!! I would be a nutcase in GHs out there!

Root,

Come on out and we will show you around some great nurseries. You have to know that our nurseries don't have many GH's as our weather is so mild that tropicals grow outside year round.
You come and help out miss Bambi and I'll even come up there will my shovel and trowels and help ya out. lol

Bet you wouldn't want to leave here when you see the tropicals that grow wild here.

Donna

Donna,I was just thinking of you!! not 5 minutes ago!!
I may come out,Monica said it is fine with her,I need to get everything in the ground here,and mulched,after that,who knows,boy oh boy could we do some shopping!!
I am going to Email you my Number,if you want to call,I can call you back.

Hey Root! , Two cali gals, a shovel , a truckload of elephant ears, a wife with the thumbs up. Pinch yourself just in case !
You're not in Kanasas anymore !

LOL AA!!!

Hey Root....I really hope you get to go! That would be great! Bambi is a wonderful girl and you will just love her place. Just stay away from Ozzie....you just might get in trouble there! LOL

ROFLMBO at Both of you!!!!

I do have one other project going,but it will be done tomorrow.

Rootdoctor. What kind of banana is that ? Is it perennial? Bear edible fruit? I trying to find out more about some cold hardy bananas that produce edible fruit.

This one is not hardy here,I do have some hardy ones,I will put up a pic tomorrow.They have not bloomed yet.

Not huge... but kinda cool anyway. I can't figure out why I can't get Black Magic to grow well here... maybe it's "black thumb"

and...

last ones...

really the last ones

Or maybe its not a Black Magic. Send me a pic of the suspect.
Black Magic grows like a weed, and you should have no prob.