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Couldn't find a gator kinda like yours but this will work, if anyone else is interested, as it will surely make a nice addition as well as a conversation piece to ones garden!--http://www.beallsflorida.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product__10151_-1_12003_343622

guess you gotta copy and paste in browser and on another note it don't tell ya how big it is.



Amazon.com: 3 Piece Gator Stepping Stones: Patio, Lawn & Garden

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PkiJake

I have seen that in an actual Bealls store when I lived in Jacksonville, FL. I never bought one, but it is what gave me the idea to eventually buy a gator. Then I saw that one at Big Lots. Nice find!

Jake

Darkman

Really incredible collection. Love the Blue Hawaii. Will all these grow in hot humid Florida or will fungus get them? I tried stingray but failed twice. Someone said they do not like it wet and I watered it every day. I have plenty of the large common EE but would love to grow some of what you have.

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mbfirey

Stingray is an Alocasia and they generally need less water than Colocasia.
Colocasias can handle more watering than Alocasias.
Most of the EE's you see are Colocasias- especially the really interesting colorful ones- Black Magic, Mojito, Blue Hawaii, Diamond Head, Black Beauty, etc. Generally (when we talk about what people plant outside) Alocasia's have Green Upright leaves- Portodora, Stingray, Calidora, California, Odora-etc.

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PkiJake

Darkman, like hasalready been said, Alocasia's need a lot less water than colocasia's. All of these except for the one mentioned like water. When I lived in Jax, I grew Colocasia's and they all did well. No fungus at all. You just need to make sure they stay watered and have some nutrients in the sandy "soil". I had trouble with that part.

Jake

saltydad

I water my ee's almost every day, and feed them every 2 weeks. They seem to like it. The Colocasias in my pond are fed monthly.

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Got my gator Jake! Not very big (total of a little over 23 in.) but i'm happy with it. Here's some pics,.. i have a friend who does air brushing and such so i'm gonna have him detail it and i'll post them when he's done. (the all one color just don't cut it for me, lol )
I think this would be a nice touch somewhere in cherokee_greg's big garden!

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PkiJake

That is gonna look awesome! Glad you found some sort of gator for your yard. Haha.

Jake

Darkman

I think next yaer I will try some differnet ones. I have some fertile areas that don't get a lot of water. They are shaded and stay moist. Maybe that would be some good areas to plant.

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cherokee_greg

a few of mine in the front garden

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PkiJake

^Do you know what kinds you have?

Jake

cherokee_greg

ill have to go back and find the names. Im bad at remembering the names. Sorry

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nannerfunboi

great pics everyone!! i got to do same..for one as reference for
future yrs to compare.. am i the only one that does that??
one question i have for ya all.. my colocasias are all pupping..??
i didnt think colocasias did that..??
thai giant..jacks giant..various others..
im not complaining..YEA ..more plants.. i know alocasias do..and
almost all mine do..
i had a bad start with my thai giants..i bought some more..and they took
fine.. and they are growing bigger leaves every new one sent out!!
yea!!!

mbfirey

Actually I've noticed that the Colocasias produce more plants than the Alocasias, some by standard offsets, others even do runners and make lots and lots of plants.

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PkiJake

Yeah, some of mine are pretty weedy even up here. 'Pink China' and 'Black Pearl' are very weedy. For me, weedy is good cause that makes them have a better chance on returning in my eyes. Lol.

Jake

nannerfunboi

thanks mbfirey... one of my thai giants has 3 offshoots.. one of the other
thai giants has 2 pups that already have their 2 leaves going..??
surprised me..
i hope that putting the energy into the pups wont drain mother plants
ability to get HUGE!!!
anyoneknow on this????
certainly not unhappy for the extra plants thats for sure..
i give my tropicals.. EE and bananas.. mix of my own brew of manure tea (made with rabbit manure and bat guano) sure smells great..LOL
with kelp/fulvic/humic acid powder, banana fuel .. i make a weaker
solution of it.. but fertilize more often..
plants seem to like it..
2 sabas i got from member here are getting huge..xanthosomas,colocasia,
alocasias are doing great..
again..hope pupping on EE doesnt drain mother plants and they still do
get HUGE ..

PkiJake

I haven't noticed pupping causing the main plant to slow down in growth. Usually by the time the runner starts to make leaves it has grown or will grow its own set of roots.

Jake

mbfirey

Funny you should mention the Thai Giant, because for me behaves more like an Alocasia as far as number of pups goes. Maybe 2-3 per season, which is about what I get from my portodora, and Borneo Giant. I have one that had 3 different plants on one "bulb" when I put it back out this summer an I still haven't gotten pups from any of the three.
Typically my Colocasias can get 10 or more different plants in one season from a 4" pot planted in the beginning- though I wouldn't divide off that many from one plant.

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saltydad

The green with creamy white irregular patches looks like C. elepaio. I love it; for me it's my favorite but also a slower grower.

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RAINFOREZT

Thanks greg for the pics and thanks Howard for the Id. I wish i have that creamy white colocasia.
In the 3rd picture the dark pink redish one is Lance Whorton Caladium and the small one on the left corner is called caladium Thai beauty. A similar looking plant is also called Pink Symphony Caladium. I do not know the difference.

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