I'll start---notice the quarter

how do you use a quarter for scale?
Simple!

Maybe for you, Evan. The quarter (tape) wouldn't stick to my leaves.

First I want to say - let's get serious! Traveler palms, leaves are 12ft. in the air, and some are 10ft long from the axil.


Tree philo


White Bird of Paradise - take your pick. Had to be quick before the quarter fell off . ..


Colocasia 'Blue Hawaii'

very nice Elaine !!!

I put this plant in a lot more shade this year and it is so much bigger!

Elaine,
Nice leaves, How big are your Colocasia 'Blue Hawaii' leaves?

What are you growing there purpleinopp? Nice colors all around.

Elaine looks like a 50 gal drum might do better for scale on some of yours. First sizable leaves just starting to pop here but just on a few and by northeast standards, so please keep them coming. Here's Thailand Giant Strain, maybe 28" across.

Holly, the biggest leaf on Blue Hawaii is 28in. long. It's growing a new leaf about every 4 days, too. Drinks like a sailor, though, I'm watering it twice a day when it doesn't rain.

I just moved it up into this corner by the pool where it gets morning sun, and is shaded all afternoon so maybe that will slow it down enough that I don't have to re-pot it again, It's been in that 18in. pot for less than a month and already looking like it could use more room . . .

Here is my Hardy Musa. Banana, sorry for all the background clutter in the picture.

White BoP, This guy has had a slow start. The ground hogs didn't eat it but they did sample and break several leaves.

Portadora, Are starting to grow in. These guys have really multiplied for me over the few years I have been growing them I started out with 2 bulbs and then bought 2 more the next year.

In addition to the elephant ears, there's Persian shield, Caladiums, Perilla magilla, sweet potato vine, and some other stuff over in that corner.

Here's a huge Coleus leaf:

Mickey Mouse



Metallica

I had no idea Xanthosoma 'Variegatum Monstrosum' got so big. Looks great! Alocasia plumbea 'Metallica' and MM will be on my hunt list for next year. Your trops are starting to take off Holly. Can't wait for August pics.

Yes they really are doing great. We are hosting a small garden tour the beginning of Sept hopefully they will be looking really good by then.

This is the first year MM has gotten such big ears. We were on a garden tour and I may have hit them with a little more fertilizer than usual.

Heading out with big stick and Miracle-Gro in hand.

'One more with big leaves, Giant Princess Flower

Your Giant Princess Flower is a very beautiful plant Sandi. What's the scientific name? Could you tell me a bit about it?

Tibouchina grandiflora, also known as Large leaf Princess Flower. Propagation from softwood cuttings. Leaves have a fuzzy feel to them. The blooms are long lasting, but it only blooms once a year.....for me, that is. I bought it at Caldwell's Nursery in Rosenberg, TX (outside of Houston) years ago. Because the leaves looked so delicate, I kept it in a shaded location. It grew, but never bloomed. Decided to read up on it and found it liked the sun so I moved it to partial sun (full sun here is usually a killer), and it bloomed that year. I still keep it in a pot.

Is it evergreen?

Yes