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mbfirey
09-10-2010, 09:05 PM
I got these from Brian's Botanicals at the beginning of this year and here's what they've done- the growth of "Tropicals" always amazes me:
Beginning of the year:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36467&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36466&size=1

As of today:
Alocasia Portadora:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36463&size=1
And it made 1 pup.
Musella:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36459&size=1
one pup so far.
Canna Stutgart:
Burns need to find a shadier spot.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36458&size=1
Alocasia Odora:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36460&size=1
Numerous offsets!
Alocasia Brian Williams:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36461&size=1
Separated and removed 1 pup- 3 more coming up!
Canna Pink Sunburst:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36462
Alocasia Borneo Giant:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36464&size=1
One pup so far.
Colocasia Black Magic:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36465&size=1
Colocasia Diamond Head (on right)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/data/500/thumbs/FrontbedThiagaint.jpg

I hope they all survive the winter!!!

musaboru
09-14-2010, 09:39 PM
Awesome! Those dwarf cannas are so cute. :)

mbfirey
09-15-2010, 06:24 AM
Those small plants definitely pay off- they've all produced one plant the same sizes as the ones I bought. Many of them produced 5+ of plants I can put somewhere else- great return on the investment...
Now to see which ones survive the winter.

TrailGaiter
02-12-2012, 10:32 AM
Those are amazing!! I've got a whole list of plants I plan to buy this year, and Brian's website is great, and has many of them!

mbfirey
02-12-2012, 10:35 AM
No complaints at all with Brian's as far as selection and price goes...

RAINFOREZT
02-12-2012, 07:17 PM
Nice pics ...thanks for the motivation.I grow so many aroids like this, I used to keep them on pot, so it's kind of stay small. This year i may try some on the ground. Most likely under the banana plants. I love brian's jungle and living wall.

palmtree
02-12-2012, 10:05 PM
I got my saba from Brian's Botanicals as a small plant in October 2010 and now its my tallest banana plant at almost 9 feet tall from the soil to the tallest leaf. Great prices and nice growth.

mbfirey
02-13-2012, 05:08 PM
Those little plants multiply so much I can't ever see buying more than one of any one variety because by the end of the season I usually have 10 anyway.

natej740
02-15-2012, 02:57 AM
Mike do you have any aroids you'd want to trade? I have colocasia Mojito & Coffee cups...lookin for anything I dont have...the Ice Cream I got from you is doing great dug it up its in the basement with about 6 or 7 foot of pstem and looks just as good as the day I took it down there!

mbfirey
02-15-2012, 09:01 AM
Nate- I PMed you-
Anyone else I'll have lots of EE's to trade later in the season. For ones I don't have or other desires....