Aggrivating, isn't it. Really twerps me when I can't read the labels on the cans at Walmart. And I swear I think they make it tiny so you CAN'T read them.

I know, I have to have the kids read the label to me, lol. I have a good magnifying glass to look over my plants, though. Luckily I can spot a plant I like a mile away still, lol. Does anyone know where to get a variegated zz plant in the US? I'm not comfy importing one, lol.

zamioculcas zamiifolia http://www.google.com/search?h...

but the variegated leaf is not so easy to find. I found the green leaf at Walmart. I guess if I wait long enough, I'll find the variegated there too. It is just a fascinating plant to me. I watch it grow every day, lol. I watch the alocasia plants, too.

Joeswife: How is your alocasia doing that you were worried about? Still beautiful?

wats a zz plant again?

I clicked on the link. I have never seen or heard of this plant. Does that mean I have lived a sheltered life?

Yep, they are in Wal-mart. Home Depot, Lowes.
I been meaning to get one. Just haven't yet. Still got those Arums when the weather gets better too, I haven't forgot.

If anyone sees a variegated, please let me know. I don't want to wait 10 years to see one in person, lol.

If anyone sees a variegated, please let me know. I don't want to wait 10 years to see one in person, lol.

Be careful how much you spend on a variegated Zamioculcus. These African aroids are not naturally variegated and the ones offered were supposedly treated with a special chemical to cause the color change. In time the chemical wears off and you are just left with a normal plant. If the price is not high, no problem but don't over pay.

That was the best information you could give. I like the green one and thought the variegated would be interesting, but not like that. Thank you very much. I'll quit looking until I see one at the big box store for $5 :). I think the plants I have are happy so far, so I'm curious about how big they'll grow :).

Some fair size and other small. It used to be thought there were several species due to the size differences but that has been proven to be only the natural variation of the plant. I cover the topic in the article below.

If you haven't read this I'll bet you'll find it interesting. Everything in my article is based on information in the scientific text The Genera of Araceae as well as conversations with several aroid botanists that have worked with this plant. Some of the things growers believe are nothing more than fiction.

http://www.exoticrainforest.co...

Steve

Thanks Steve, I appreciate your knowledge.

I love to travel around your exoticrainforest! I learn so much about the different species.

If an alocasia imperialis gets shipped during a very cold spell, and is dying back 2 to 3 weeks later, would you guess it is a dormancy from the cold? Or should I be looking at a cultural problem? Also, should I dig it up and dry it just in case it is an overwatering problem?

Very likely dormancy. Botanist Pete Boyce has explained several times that dormancy in this genera is related to temperature as well as the length of the daylight photo period.

So do you think I can get away with putting it in a warm spot and barely watering until I see something emerging from the soil? It didn't feel overly wet, just a little more than damp. I can put it in a spot where it will be around 75 to 85 degrees, and that should dry the soil pretty quickly...

Should work!

LariAnn, when I purchased the blue portora, etc. the day before the IAS show and sale, I mentioned that I'd love to have help with some plant ids if you were ever in the Fort Myers area. I thought I'd share some of the leaves with you as I was uploading them on KatG's Lizard Lounge cubit to share with friends there. I know that a number of these are not aroids, but I had already grouped them, simply as some of the leaves of my collection of plants.

I dug this Alocasia up at my friends house, he dosent know the species, Does anyone recognize it?

At that small size, it is difficult to be sure which species it is. It could be an Alocasia clypeolata, the "green cuprea", or it could be a number of others. Once it grows to a more mature size, IDing it should be easier.

This a new plant for me. Picked up @ private plant sale in Houston Friday. Labeled P. fragrans. Has a velvet finish and is a climber. Pictures of it on DG and flicker don't show white veining Didn't think to ask my friend where he got it but know he bring plants back from Miami on his visits. Thanks in advance for any help.

Your plant looks like Philodendron gloriosum (see below), which has the velvety leaves and silvery veins. It is more of a creeper than a climber, though.