Ontariobanana
06-16-2011, 08:29 PM
Hi All,
I'm in the Toronto Canada area. I grow a variety of banana and aroids. I'm wondering if anyone else has any experience growing Xanthosoma robustum (looks like sagittifolium except bigger). I started two large tubers last year, one in the ground and one potted. The potted one got huge and outgrew the in ground one. I kept the potted one growing during the winter.....did poorly, leaves went from over 3' long to about 8" long in a full sun southern exposure. It is still lagging even after moving outside.
The inground one was stored dry in the basement as a bare tuber. I planted in a pot in early March and it took off within a couple of weeks. It is now in the ground putting out progressively larger leaves.
My question is. Does Xanthosoma need dormant period unlike Alocasia? Any help with this would be great.
Craig
I'm in the Toronto Canada area. I grow a variety of banana and aroids. I'm wondering if anyone else has any experience growing Xanthosoma robustum (looks like sagittifolium except bigger). I started two large tubers last year, one in the ground and one potted. The potted one got huge and outgrew the in ground one. I kept the potted one growing during the winter.....did poorly, leaves went from over 3' long to about 8" long in a full sun southern exposure. It is still lagging even after moving outside.
The inground one was stored dry in the basement as a bare tuber. I planted in a pot in early March and it took off within a couple of weeks. It is now in the ground putting out progressively larger leaves.
My question is. Does Xanthosoma need dormant period unlike Alocasia? Any help with this would be great.
Craig