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barna
07-15-2007, 05:38 PM
For ading some other big leaves plants to my Bananas garden am looking for Alocasia macrorhiza 'Lutea' and Alocasia macrorhiza 'Black Stem' and A. cucullata. Also for any other cold-hardy Alocasia to zone 9a (mediterranean climate) I also have regular A. macrorhiza, A. gageana and A. calidora.

Any suggestion?

MediaHound
07-16-2007, 01:21 AM
Some alocasia experts here:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=187

I think steelviper is big into them as well unless I'm confusing him with someone else.

Hopefully someone who knows will chime in for you, Barna. :)

STEELVIPER
07-16-2007, 07:48 PM
Im more into the smaller compact varieties.Less cold hardy ones. Black velvet, frydek, African mask,Magnifica,Cuprea, etc...I do have a Alocasia Sarawakensis on the way. Its supposed to be cold hardy some what.And they get huge!!! I also have a Dewey's Reversa on the way. YES!!!! i've been waiting a long time to get this one.:djnana2:

luvcrochet
07-30-2007, 11:15 PM
Hello, I am brand new here and just looking around and getting to know where things are here. What zone are you in? I have Alocasia Sarawakensis and Alocasia Borneo Giant. Both of these are growing nicely here in z8. Borneo Giant is really rated for z9 but I have had one in the ground here for three years at z8 and it has been doing very well. I have several nicely rooted ones at about one foot tall. The same goes for the Sarawakensis.

Fcastro
08-10-2007, 10:33 PM
I have ten varieties of Alocasias ,with more on the way. I also have a lot of Colocasias. Anyone can e-mail me if they'd like to know more.