Beautiful plants. How will you over winter them? Move them into the house and keep them growing or let them go dormant?
Who's got the biggest?
228??!!? That a lot of EE's! Yes, where will they go? Do you have a greenhouse? The pics are great.. I'm not seeing Fontanesii or huge flowers... Linda do you see them?
no photos. There were some problems yesterday, I had problems posting. Rox, will you try again to post, I would love to see them. My fontanesii is still small but I'm looking forward to see what it will do next year.
C. esculenta 'Fontanesii'
Again...sorry the last post didn't work.
Fontanesii flower.
I have a room with a Jacuzzi, floor-to-ceiling windows on sides. This adjoins a large room with floor-to-ceiling windows on 2 sides.
So not as good as a greenhouse, but close. The trick is keeping up the humidity in the winter.
ROX
Thanks for posting again. I wouldn't mind spending the winter in your jacuzzi room with all the windows.
I need a couple of those rooms with windows like that! Rox, I have a Thai Giant, it was new this spring... it's grown very well, have you had any experience with them? I need to do something with it before frost. Do you think I could treat it like other colocasias and with hold water, let the leaves die back and store bulb (is there one?) or store in dry pot it's in? I really don't have room for it except maybe in my moderately lit 50-60 degree basement.... any ideas? thx
I don't have a Thai giant. But I will watch the thread to see who else chimes in. I am interested in the response.
ROX
I asked Brian Williams and he said he would probably treat it like his "regular" gigantias, which is mulch heavily and wait for Spring growth, BUT he is a zone higher than me and it won't work here. It's in a pot and huge.... IF it forms a tuber or bulb, I could just keep it dry over winter, but if not..........maybe I'll email Plant delight and see if they can help.
Aunt B, is Thai Giant an Alocasia? I store my A.macrorrhiza dry in the pot; that would probably work well for your giant.
I think Brian has been in Florida, so I'm sure he'll chime in and advise when he returns.
Brian was indeed in FL.
I just saw a note on Aroid-l mentioning him helping out at the Aroid show.
Don't know if it will help but I winter stored my A.macrorrhiza and odora bare root on the GH floor. Just sprayed them when they started looking a bit shriveled.
Ric
Well I am back from my Florida trip. I got a ton of new things from the show. The Thai giant is a form of Colocasia Gigantea which grows extremely large. I will probably be gone a bit longer now. The day I came home we had a death in the family and it seems I will be heading up to chicago. So if you dont hear much from me it is because I am out of town again. It has been a very rough week. Talk at you guys soon.
Brian-
So sorry to hear about the death in the family.
Looking forward to when you get back. We definitely want to see pictures of the new acquisitions!
ROX
Sorry to hear that Brian.
Take care of yourself.
Ric
So sorry, Brian. We'll be axiously awaiting... -B
Sorry Brian,travel safe,we will await your return.
Root
Sorry to hear the bad news, Brian. Have a safe trip.
We will all be thinking of you and your family, hope you have a safe trip.
Here's my ear- Thai Giant- Drew held the tape...
Looks good AuntB how long that tape measure out??
I'm calling it 41 inches... count the ft marks on the tape, maybe they are hard to see.....remember it's a baby in Kansas ..... .. . . :)
I think this is the biggest I'll see this season from mine, right at 4'. This is the tallest I've ever had them (regular green Colocosia esculenta), which makes me happy. This year the area was experimental for my tropicals, but next year I can't wait to go nuts with it!
Hey Neal! Is that you? *waving*
I am enjoying this thread so much, almost as nice to see the peeps as it is to see the ears. I'm esp. impressed with Chele's 18" tall daughter, what a doll! Hee hee. My Black Magic is in a pot. Should I cut it down or what to do to over-winter it indoors? TIA
Hey there Vicki! Yep, that's me, but this is Dumbo!
ROFL! Who says gardeners don't know how to have fun?
You have a beautiful smile. :D
Superb Job Gemini!
(I agree GREAT Smile!!)
Ric
shoot....i didn't measure mama's leaves before i chopped her back for the winter...but she had the largest flower pod...measure'd 26.8 inches approx 7 inches around!
ok...and he's NOT the biggest...but the prettiest xanthosoma...he thinks
Aaawwww shucks....., thanks Vic and Ric!
Wow, that's a big flower. Which EE is that?
Wow! Big Ears, Neal, Good thing you have long, pretty hair to cover em' up.... (I'm just jealous cause yours is longer than mine- ears and hair)! That's a very big bloom Tobee. Hope the measuring pics keep rolling in... just love seeing everyone's big ears.
My 4ft leaf has already got up and gone during our heat wave. I never did get help to get a clear pic of the ear and the tape. I really had to work to try and save enough to show that I do still have some ears. I planted only three bulbs in this spot and they multiplied to the point of requiring water several times a day. It was a little cooler and they have bounced back a little, but nothing like they were. Now it's back in the mid to upper 90's. Oh the whimpers of a want-a-be gardener. John
Oh, John you ARE a gardener. That is a gorgeous planting of ears! Sorry you couldn't get em' measured.. Is that a split leaf philo on your deck?
Trick photography?LOL!
Root, ;-)
You think I don't recognize the door on a Barbie house????
Umm, what is that ear pointing towards? LOL
tobee, that has good reason to think he's most gorgeous! Drooling...coveting...LOL
root, that is lovely! Love the white veins. Is it a Xanthosoma?
LOL! Great Dog nose shot Root!
Ric
My Royal Hilos slowed down when the cool weather set in. :( I did find a much larger, less obliging model. LOL
These started as one, 1 gallon plant. That is a 15 gallon pot with the mama in it. I took off 4-5 side shoots. Royal Hilo is a happy multiplier!
Chele, that wagon travels on every forum. No wonder is so beat up, lol
neal, have you considered plastic surgery for those ears????????