i was driving around today.. and i happened upon this old man.. loading a bunch of upright EE's into the back of his truck... to haul away to the dump!
so i stopped, asked if i could get a few of them.. and he obliged
so now i've got one large upright EE , 2 medium.. and a little one
.they dont have roots or anything..
how do i make them grow?
here's a pic of the big one
..and of the 2 smaller ones..
what is EE, wish I could find someone throwing plants out, people all around me are doing the same thing I am, looking for some *LOL*
I would try putting one in dirt and hope for roots, and maybe one in water.
EE means same as The Elephant ear. Alocasias, Colocasias, Xanthosomas and some Caladiums and some Philodendrons are knows as Elephant Ears.
i think these are Giant upright elephant ears (Alocasia odora) judging from their size.. the man who was throwing them away had already removed all of the leaves.. and he had a stack of HUGE leaves...
..but they might just be Alocasia macrorrhiza
i've currently got them all in water.. that's what i did with my pieces of giant split leafed philodendron that i was given.. and they made roots and are growing fine
i was just wondering if there's anything particular i should do with these
Kitty,it's hard to tell from the pics,did you get some bulb in that first pic? if so,you can lay it on side in soil.
yeah...
i made sure to pick the pieces that looked like they had the most of the bulb.. and werent particularly heavy.. lol..
hrm.. ok..
i'll try that tomorrow.... after i figure out where i want to put these guys
i honestly hadn't been planning to have any more tropical type plants in my garden.. but i saw these fixing to be thrown away.. and my "inner gardener" took over.. lol
should i rub rooting hormone or anything on the cut surfaces?
or will they be fine just being put in dirt?
well look at rootdoctors picture, if they get that big you may only want to plant one *S*
I can't offer any advice, but congratulations on your find.
Gemila
miss_kitty, it is likely Xanthosoma saggitifolium, with points off for spelling. They're fairly common and somewhat invasive.
but xanthosoma sagittifolium (or atleast the pictures of them in the pdb) doesnt have upright leaves... like the alocasia
i could be wrong..
i'll wait for them to make leaves again so i can take pictures of them to post for a positive id
i didnt happen to have my camera with me when i ran across the guy throwing them all away.. but the ones he had left in his yard had HUGE elephant ear shaped leaves ..pointing straight up
