View Full Version : Variegated Elephant ears for sale
Bananaman88
01-18-2008, 07:21 PM
I should have a few Xanthosoma albo marginatas for sale this spring if anyone is intersted. I'm thinking about $12/rhizome. It is a very nice variegated EE that gets around 4' or so for me. It has very odd shaped leaves with the tip almost funnel-like, which holds water when it rains. Variegation sometimes starts out yellow, then turns a nice creamy-white. It does tend to creep around a bit so beware! Please take a look in my gallery (page 5, I think) and PM me if you're interested. I could even ship out rhizomes now if you think you're in a warm enough zone. Otherwise, probably safer to wait a bit longer. Thanks for looking!
Randy4ut
01-18-2008, 08:15 PM
Brent,
Nice looking Xantho... I am interested and wondered if you would be interested in a trade. I have Xanthosoma Atroverins that I wondered if you were interested in. Here is a few pics of what I have... Should have some ready by spring. I have a coulple small pups that I potted up this past fall and have in my unheated garage that are still green (blue) and growing. All my other ee's that I have potted in there have died back to the ground. Let me know if you are interested or not....
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Elephant%20Ears%202007/100_2256_00.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Elephant%20Ears%202007/100_2101.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Elephant%20Ears%202007/100_2252.jpg
Randy4ut
01-18-2008, 10:24 PM
BTW, these three plants were planted this past spring from 4" pots and grew like wildfire...
Bananaman88
01-18-2008, 10:46 PM
Randy,
I have a couple of the atrovirens already; otherwise I'd be interested in a trade with you. I'll send you a PM in a minute.
mskitty38583
01-20-2008, 10:18 AM
randy are these planted in full sun? or do you have them where they will get part afternoon shade?
Bananaman88
01-20-2008, 11:17 AM
Mskitty,
Were you inquiring about Randy's X. atrovirens or the X. albo marginata's I had for sale?
mskitty38583
01-20-2008, 03:58 PM
i was curious as to the planting of them. most ee's are planted part shade to full shade. it looks like yals are in full sun. i was just interested in the fact if the ees that yall have are a more hardy version for full sun. just curious.
Bananaman88
01-20-2008, 10:28 PM
Some of my EE's are in full sun (such as Black Magic), while others, such as the variegated Xanthosoma get more shade due to it's variegation.
mskitty38583
01-20-2008, 10:48 PM
thank you, i wasnt sure, ive only had the solid green ees before and they were planted in part shade. i appriciate the info.
Bananaman88
01-21-2008, 09:19 AM
I have about 7 or 8 different EE's that I grow. I'll try to add them to my profile sometime soon. I grow bananas, cannas, gingers, EEs, cacti & succulents, orchids, potted palms, heliconias, citrus, and various other tropicals. Maybe I'll list it all if I ever get around to it!
Randy4ut
01-22-2008, 05:51 AM
Brent,
If you ever have any extra heliconias you could part with and they are some of the smaller and easier ones to grow, let me know. I have one and would love to try more....
Kylie2x
01-24-2008, 03:05 PM
Hey am I just waaaaay to late??? I would be interested come Spring.. we are frozen here...LOL Hope you are doing good I haven't been around much.. Looking forward to having more time and SPRING!!! ;0)
Kylie
Bananaman88
01-24-2008, 06:49 PM
Hey, Kylie! I've been wondering where you've been lately. The Heliconia psittacorum I got from you is still blooming! It sent up another bloom stalk the other day. I'm really enjoying it!
No you're not too late on the variegated Xanth. I'll add you to the list. Get in touch with me in the spring. Thanks!
Kylie2x
01-29-2008, 10:58 AM
Thanks!!!!
I have been lurking a little...LOL This is a very busy time of yr for us.. Looking forward to a slow down...
magicgreen
01-30-2008, 12:08 PM
Ok Brent, dont forget mine, i was one of the 1st on the list. JUst waiting till at least the end of march or early april to have it shipped to me! Lynn : - )
Bananaman88
01-30-2008, 01:05 PM
Don't worry, I won't forget! I think I have everyone listed in the order that they contacted me. I should be able to supply some people as soon as it warms up enough for them this spring, but a few people may have to wait a bit longer until my main plant sends out a few runners.
I should also have pups of Musa laterita, 'Orinoco', mannii, 'Zebrina', and Musella lasiocarpa in the spring, along with 'Black Runner' Colocasia, and several cannas if anyone is interested.
franklinruiz1@yahoo.com
06-12-2008, 10:09 PM
hI THERE! i AM NEW TO THIS FORUM AND I JUST RUN INTO YOUR POST REGARDING vARIEGATED ELEPHANT EARS. COULD YOU ADD ME TO YOUR LIST?
THANKS
fRANKLIN
Bananaman88
06-13-2008, 01:23 PM
Franklin,
I sent you a PM.
Lilith
06-22-2008, 02:54 PM
These are my favorite of all the variegated elephant ears. I grow a lot of the different variegates, inside and outside the greenhouse. Some of the ones I have are: Colocasia: Yellow Splash, Milky Way/ Elepaio, Black Marble, CHicago Harlequin; Xanthosoma: Mikey Mouse, Saggitifolia variegata; ALocasia: Frydek variegated, Culculatta variegated, albo-variegata, wentii variegated, and gagnea variegated (commonly called Alocasia aurea or Alocasia odora yellow variegated). These are the alocasia albovariegata, they are hardy here and I have probably 20 or more planted in the yard, but I maintain these in the greenhouse year round beside my stream because I like them big and huge for a nice accent plant.
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Bihai/aroids/varalo.jpg
damaclese
06-22-2008, 08:23 PM
those are beautiful and love to have some of them any recommendations on places to buy them on the net?
mskitty38583
06-22-2008, 08:31 PM
i bought some of these at my fav gh. and they are beautiful!!
Lilith
06-23-2008, 05:39 AM
No, I don't know a source for them. We get them locally. You can see them on eBay occasionally, but by and large they are not a regular item on the sale lists of most nurseries online because like the Ae Ae they apparently cannot be tissue cultured. They have to be propagated the old fashioned slow way, by Mother Nature, which makes them relatively expensive. A 6" container here sells for about $13, a gallon for $20
mskitty38583
06-23-2008, 09:38 AM
when you bought yours were they little or did you buy the root. the ones i got were in a 4 in pot and they are kind of little.i spent 2.50 for mine, i dont know if they are the same kind or if they are a just different size.
Lilith
06-23-2008, 01:09 PM
Actually, I have never bought any. My original plant was a gift, a start off of a friend's plant. That's been 8-9 years ago. There is one nursery here that does sell them every season though for the prices listed above. They are plants about 12-15 inches high. Nice size but still expensive as elephant ears go around here.
BTW, these can be grown as aquatic and bog plants, just like colocasias.
damaclese
06-23-2008, 01:30 PM
Actually, I have never bought any. My original plant was a gift, a start off of a friend's plant. That's been 8-9 years ago. There is one nursery here that does sell them every season though for the prices listed above. They are plants about 12-15 inches high. Nice size but still expensive as elephant ears go around here.
BTW, these can be grown as aquatic and bog plants, just like colocasias.
thanks for the info i love any thing thats so green being in the desert makes them stand out all the more and they love the heat here they get quite big are seson is realtivly long 10moths for most things all year around for alot of others well if youe ever want to devide yours i would love to have some of them
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