Elephant Ears - Tricks of the Trade !

Elephant Ears - Tricks of the Trade !

A good way to get more EE plants is to use the bulb section method. Clean the bulb and cut into one inch cubes like a potato. Each bulb fragment will start a new plant. I learned this at a hospital parking lot, the landscaper hit a elephant ear trunk with a lawnmower and each fragment started a new plant. You can actually get over a hundred plants from one good size trunk! I use this method on my rarer plants like Mac Albo. Does anyone know any other tricks or have a Mac Albo pic to share? Variegated Monstera will work too! I need some eye candy.

This message was edited May 23, 2004 4:24 AM

Mac Albo

That is too cool...no wonder everyone has EE fever

wow, that is a beautiful ear.

OH that's beautiful. I never seen one like that..

I wasn't going to get caught up in this ee craze...
That's an INTERESTING one!

sniffle snuffle.... my variegated aloc macs didn't survive the flood :(

Yours is beautiful!

Where can I get one of those??? It's gorgeous!! A must have!!!

I love it too....but does the Mac Albo take sun or shade?

Yea, I just found out the same thing. I dug up part of the yard to make another bed and to put in a walkway. A xanthasoma got chopped up by the tiller. Now there are little xanthasomas all over the place. (I already had them all along the fence). That is okay though, I am sure I can find a place to move them to.

My alocasia M.V.

I've got to look up that Mac Albo in the Plants Database, 'cause it sure is pretty!

I ventured into variegated ee's just recently, when I purchased a teensy colocasia esculenta 'Yellow Splash.'

A month later, it is showing a little growth.

Someone told me that the yellow splash revert back to green when the get bigger. What a bummer. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Alot of these plants are so newly engineered no one knows alot about them. Eclipse, is that a "Okinawa Silver" CV?

Baby Albo.

Brinda: Takes "spotty sun/shade" mix. Its very difficult without burning the vurnable white part of the leaves. Not recommended for the novice ee collector. I've burned a few leaves when i got my first one. The good news is it will replace leaves quickly, giving you a chance to correct the problem.

Heres info from my "one stop answer shop":

Plant Leans: Needs more light.
Plant is brown: Needs more water, less sun.
Plant leaf is yellow: Too Much water.
Plant is missing: Tornado
House is missing: See "Plant is missing".




This message was edited May 23, 2004 6:21 PM

Big Momma Albo. I sold it in December, and have been kicking myself in the head ever since. (Explains my headaches)

Thanks for the head up AA.....I'll remember them all, especially since I'm in 'tornado alley'! LOL

Now I need that one too!

Need what? A headache or tornado?

A Big Mac

I have them Bambi,I will try to call you tonight after work. :0)

Hello from the other side of tornado alley!!

I've been thinking of buying some of these

http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/page.cfm/10436

If I was to purchase them, would it be to late to get them in the ground as bulbs?

Here's a pic of my M. d. albovariegata from last year. One of my babies, this is a favorite!!

On no, another one to tempt me!
These are all great looking plants.

I can see why it is a favorite, Carter! It's a beauty!

Very nice. Where did you get it, quite rare.

You're not fooling me! You spray-painted that didn't you!? Just kidding. That is so cool that I'm going to try to find one myself. If I were to look for one online, exactly what name should I enter into the search???

I am in love. I did not realize there is so many beautiful EEs.

(((THUD))) She fainted.......

Monstera albo Variegata - Warning, your kid may not be going to college afterwards! ($$$)

It's actually Monstera deliciosa albovariegata. I have two (in one pot), one bought on eBay and one bought locally (a VERY lucky find). I think eBay is the best source, but they don't always come cheap. Having said that, I don't think I paid over $25 for either of mine (the local one was $20).

here's a pict of my baby variagated Mac

Dick Strever

I vote for the addict to become a stand-up comic!

i'll never quit my day job !

Alocasia Imperialis, Actually thought to be extinct at one time.

Albo must be Alocasia of the month! Try getting one off ebay, go look at this one: Item number: 4303917020 Its currently selling for $152.00 for a 6 inch tall speciman !!!!! I won't even sell or trade mine, no way. I Have about a dozen, but they weren't easy (or cheap) to get.

This message was edited May 28, 2004 2:41 AM

wow Alocasia

That kinda takes your breath away!

carter, that monstera is to die for!!! and you got it in houston, huh? I make the nursery rounds often and I have never seen anyone carry such a beautiful thing and although not cheap, a price I would gladly pay. You are lucky, indeed.

Keep an eye on ebay for them, although there is certain to be stiff competition, assuming one is even available.

Heres a photo of my Monstera Albo "Half & Half ".

This message was edited Jun 8, 2004 4:48 AM

Those are real beauties AA. Great find!