I got an eyeful of this humongous Stingray plant when delivering a large Rainbow tree. The owner is an avid gardener, but not an aroid enthusiast or specialist. I was, frankly, amazed. And what's more, just wait till you see the size of her Alocasia "Sarian"

Here's a closer look at the petioles on this remarkable specimen . .
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How tall is the fence (for perspective)?

The fence is six feet tall.!

That is amazing!
I have never seen one so big!

Did you get the name of the steriods she's using? LOL

Budgielover said:Did you get the name of the steriods she's using? LOL

I'm amazed something could grow that big with it's roots constrained so by that concrete curb. Maybe they're growing under the fence.

Evan, the curbing is superficial, meaning that it does not go down into the ground enough to serve as a root barrier. I have not been in touch with the owner of this plant since before winter so I do wonder how it fared through our cold spells.

Nice Alocasia LariAnn! See you in September.......

LariAnn said:I got an eyeful of this humongous Stingray plant when delivering a large Rainbow tree. The owner is an avid gardener, but not an aroid enthusiast or specialist. I was, frankly, amazed. And what's more, just wait till you see the size of her Alocasia "Sarian"

• Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Stingray')
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That's the biggest singray i ever seen. I thought alocasia's have to stay in full shade. From your pic i am learning that stingray alocasia may be able to take full or part sun.I got couple of small stingray and Sariyan last september. Eventhough they were in a small container without much fertilizer, it's getting bigger. I am going to move them to large containers soon.

So what happened to the "Sarian"

Evan,

Here it is (or was), this picture was taken the same time as the one of the giant Stingray.

LariAnn

That is a gorgeous plant...

Amazing. Does that lady ever have the touch.

Holy moses..............

Most of my supermarket EE's are ready for ID. I'll wait a week or 2 for a little more size. Just a reminder LariAnn. Looks like this thread would be the place: The thread "EE's and ID's" in Philodendrons, Elephant Ears, and Other Aroids forum

That's just not right! LOL!

AMAZING Growth!

Hi LariAnn.

You said that you were delivering a tree, so can we assume that this plant is S. FL?

I have three doing quite well under my pergola with pretty much shade. Should I venture one out and see what it does? I would hate to lose anything.

BTW, my Borneo Giant is taller than me, which actually doesn't say much.

Take care


Nancy

Nice Hap!

Well I thought I had lost my 'Stingray' earlier in the Summer.
After getting it nicely thru the winter in the house a cold snap forced it into dormancy.
I actually thought it had died. It took over 2 months to break dormancy.
Sunday I re-potted 9 pups all about 12" tall w/ nice golf ball sized rhizomes.
There are still about a dozen in the original pot.
This winter they go into the GH! LOL!

'Sarian' is an oddball.
One would assume it would be hard to over-winter up here.
It actually sat in our Living Room all winter and never missed a beat.
While FAR from FL size it is still well over 5' tall now and is adding it's 4th leaf. All in a 5 gallon pot.
It's getting a pot upgrade this weekend.

Ric