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Alocasia robusta

Dypsisdean

By Dypsisdean
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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I remember some discussion about this plant before. I just happened to have taken this shot today of mine. This is exactly one year growth from a 6 inch plant.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

palmazon Mentor

palmazon

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gorgeous

the plant's not too shabby either

I get by with a little help from my fronds

K_Palm Collaborator

K_Palm

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Please tell me that this will grow here in So Cal, but probably not right?

Karel Castro

Burbank, CA (San Fernando Valley)

A proud owner of many potted palms :)

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Mr.Dean  :)

i have seen lots of plants which has some resemblence

to the one seen in your still.but i have never seen any

thing that is so monstrous in size_simply terrefic !

has this size been acheived due to fert or genetically is

it as big as we see in your still ?

waiting for the info & new stills from round the globe.

Thanks for that monstor plant. :)

Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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Kris,

That plant is still a baby. Here's a pic of a mature plant.

BTW --- Kris, if it's OK with you, please drop the Mr.

Just call me Dean.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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AWESOME Dean , I have one planted down in a gulley on my place , its only been in about 6 months over winter , I am hoping for a plant about the size of yours after this wet season .

Coming from Borneo it would not grow to well for any growers out of a wet tropical climate .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Dean,

     Very nice! I'v known about this plant for quite awhile. I always wanted one. I do now, mainly because this once very rare aroid would of been worth maybe $100 or something, if you could find someone with a plant to sell. But now, they are being produced in tissue culture and liners now sell for about $2 or less! But hey, thats a great thing!!

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

SubTropicRay Grand Master

SubTropicRay

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Dean,

That is a beauty!  It definitely adds to the tropical flair.

Ray

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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Wow, that's a really nice plant you have there ... What a grow rate !

Southwest

SunnyFl Mentor

SunnyFl

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Wowwweee!

What a great sight that must be!

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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I know next to nothing about Alocasias, but I'm sure this is one. Technically a weed since I didn't plant it (have no idea where it came from!!), but it seems to be happy here, and that's fine with me, so it'll stay! :)

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Paul S Collaborator

Paul S

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Michael is right - they have proved to be impossible to grow over here under glass unless you have a really warm tropical house.  Lots of people have tried - me included - because those pictures are so seductive - but I think I killed one quicker than anything else that has hit my compost heap.  Actually, probably a dead heat with Richea pandanifolia...

We have to make do with the visually similar but oh so smaller Alocasia macrorrhizos which is an absolute doddle to grow.  The form 'Borneo Giant' is said to get bigger than regular A.m. but no-one has it here yet.

'The Essex Riviera'

Southeast England, UK

winter min usually -5C

Summer max usually 35C

Rainfall usually 20" (500mm)

JakeK Experienced

JakeK

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It's only going to get bigger too!

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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Well, I gotta ask. Will these grow anywhere in FL?

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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I think they will hold up fine here in South Florida. But, I still have alot to learn on cultural growing conditions myself.

jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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