I got this at thememphis zoo plant sale a couple years ago. they had it tagged as brian williams. Just wanted to make sure it was a brian williams. will post pics of the front and back leaf
Is this Really Brian Williams?
here's the back of the leaves
Looks like a Brian Williams to me. Can't be one of my Sanderidoras because I haven't released them yet!
LOL good to know that. thanks
Looks like it to me. This is mine that is 3 years old this year. This is the largest that it's ever gotten, about 5'5"
front of leaf, they're probably about 36"
nice looking
Wonder How Big they Get ?
I have grown them to 6 feet tall but they do produce small trunks and maybe able to get 2 or 3 feet taller. It will probably depend on the wind and area grown. I have also found that a few have survived my zone6 winters. They are not large plants but small tubers seem to be popping up all over the place.
This one is right around 6 foot last year.
That big green thing with purple on the underside of the leaves is definitely Brian Williams. Not sure who the guy is, though. :)
(Sorry, just couldn't resist.) :)
-Joe
Mine has outgrown it's pot and has 2 pups. When I re-pot (and remove the pups) should I plant it deep enough to cover the trunk or at the same depth that it is now growing?
I always recommend covering the trunk because new roots grow from there and it really helps the plant get larger. If the pups are attached to the parent and you have to cut them off, I also suggest dusting the wounds with cinnamon powder to ward off fungal infection.
LariAnn
Aroidia Research
This message was edited Sep 28, 2008 3:00 PM
Thank you LariAnn, that's what I thought but wanted to expert advice. Should that be done in the fall (it will go into the gh for the winter) or wait until spring?
So long as you have at least a month of warm weather, you can do it. Otherwise, I'd hold off 'till Spring to do it.
LariAnn
LariAnn,
I know you have wrote this before but I can't find the Thread on what is the proper fertilizer ratio to use in the fall?
I recommended a higher phosphorus mix for Fall but in reference to Amorphophallus for the purpose of enhancing tuber development preceding dormancy. For plants like Alocasia that don't go dormant, I would just cut back on the amount and frequency of fert used as growth slows