I got this in swap years ago and was told it was Port odora, or portora.. anyhoo, here we are with two big stems. It goes inside for winter, mostly dry, loses most or all leaves, and outside for summer, puts on huge leaves. Do I continue to let the trunk form and stay exposed when repotting for summer?
Any other input will be appreciated as well. Like what kind is it really..

Photo?

sorry

LOL I have to think on this

Previous summer

WOW thats a really good looking little garden space there.
I would actually bury a little more of the trunk...not all of it...because it can form new roots out of there.

Oh and it is a Portora. Porter is the proper name, which has been adulterated by many misspellings and misSPEAKINGS over the years. Portadora,Portidora,ALocasia x porter and Portodorga are all synonyms. This plant was hybridized by the old moderator of the aroid forum here...LariAnn Garner

Thanks. Yes I remember Lari Ann

Yes we got the deck redone about 3 years ago and it left a perfect corner for some tropicals. I love it.

I am thinking that the bulbs may be pretty large by now, perhaps a larger pot? What do you think Gina?

Sally, that really is a nice collection and I love the variegated Brug in the middle. We need a photo when everything is blooming.

There is not that much bulb actually. These two section were inside over winter, together in a nursery pot . I pulled on them and they separated easily, didn't even seem to crack apart- maybe I cracked one off last spring and then planted them back. Just some base of the stem and then roots. They grew together in this big pot last year, pretty much like this, partially filled with dirt and then some pots loose on top of the soil. Purple wandering stripe plant becomes massive!

Your purple wandering stripe plant is one of the Tradescantias and it appears to be a really nice variety.

I have that tradescantia and it DOES wander! Mine has even climbed up on other things

I got my tropical corner planted again, it takes some imagination to see the beauty at this stage. Lol. Smaller stem of Alocasia is putting a leaf out. Birdbath is new to the arrangement. Will be Tuberose but they are not showing yet.

Very soon it will be just fab!

thanks, Gina!
By the by, that Mandevilla was inside all winter. It has several long skinny wandering stems. Should I prune it back at all, or just let'er rip?

You know I have never grown a Mandevilla! I always want to but they are unreliably hardy here and I want it in the ground to cover a fence

Things are happy here. I left several inches open and set pots inside to fill out the bare stems

Those are looking good!

.the Leaves are so upright and tight this year, is that normal? It's possible I was not getting the pot fully watered earlier. But we had 6 plus inches rain in June and I did water some on top of that..

I don;t know what might cause that. BUT it looks fantastic!!!!!!!