eclayne said:OMG, that looks like Alocasia plumbea. If so it's the healthiest, biggest I've ever seen a picture of.

Same here , plenty of tubers in the back yard of this one.

Robert

Awesome Robert! Can you show a picture of the petioles and stem at the waterline? Is it anchored by its roots and other plants roots together?

The roots are woven down in the filter medium ( looks like scotch brite) , and it is a mass of fine roots. I will dig around in there during the week and see if I can get a good photo.

Robert

Roots down in the filter..

Surf's Up!!

eclayne said:Surf's Up!!

Excellent imagination!

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It also includes my EE list, if you have one I don't, I love to trade!

Thanks everybody for all the great EE talk and pics!
Lots of fun!

55F at 8AM.

78 at 7 AM in Westlake. Will be 104 this afternoon! Enjoy your cool morning.

New Borneo leaf coming.

Awesome

homer1958 said:New Borneo leaf coming.

That IS awesome!

I haven't been postin muck lately, I've been in the cool night club too!
75/55 and reduced sun...sounds like fall, feels like fall, tropicals go doesn't at 55!



That's Nancy's revenge, it looks like she has 2 leaves, if you look closer that tall leaf is all yellow!
She's been falling off since it got cool, this plant defines vigorous when it's hot, in 3 weeks one leaf has emerges and 5 yellowed and died...
Ill pass on the cool mornings anyway! Under 70 feels cold to me now!
Everything's slowed way down, and looks bad, my biggest Thai giant is still a sight tho! I just keep hopin summer does in fact come back!


15' across, the new leaf is threading to best the last bug one!


I guess 6 blooms in 2 weeks might slow it down too...

...and poor Buford... He's getting there... Slowly...



I sure hope he's not been TOO negatively affected...
I guess ill get to wait til next time to see how fast they can really grow...

The blooms are amazing!!

homer1958 said:New Borneo leaf coming.

Smiling for you. How tall now?

Looking beautiful Sway. How old is Buford?

Here's the first C. affinis Jenningsii inflorescence to color up. Tons of blooms under there.

Picked up Upright EE/Alocasia today at a clearance for $5.70. They had 2-3 giant bulbs so I got two pots. Ut oh! I have an area in the center of my EE garden that trees won't grow. I am hoping this monster will love it there and become a focal point..

Do you know why a tree won't grow there?
Usually trees like somewhat similar conditions as big uprights... Deep rich soil and ample moisture...
Colocasia will thrive under less ideal conditions...
As long as you don't get your heart set on them doing well there you'll be fine!
If wait til next summer and they haven't gotten considerably larger, then you know to move em!
They should take right off and make each leaf bigger than the last, but it's gettin on in the season, it's too late to drop anything in the ground here... I just don't know about there...