Some Aroids .

[aussiearoids]

These 2 got planted before I even shifted into my place in Tully.

Philodendron pastazanum and Alocasia macrorrhizos var. nigra .

Foliage was really battered and you can see the several leaves I removed laying on the edge of the driveway .

[Kim]

Giant leaves rock! Judging from your forum name, you must have a few more to show off, yes?

[Patricia-CR]

They make any place look tropical and lush. If you have more pics, please, don't even doubt on posting them!

[aussiearoids]

Hybrid 'self-header' is crawling along the ground .

Inside looks flash .

[aussiearoids]

This Philo. pinattifidum was recently planted in a hole created by my large Durian tree getting blown over . Whacked a few Areca seedlings there as well .

[Patricia-CR]

Lovely!

[aussiearoids]

This unusual Alocasia species was collected in Vietnam by Michael Ferrero , no idea of what sp. but it looks a little like 'Triangularis'or Krinkles. It is very vigorous and clumps up well .

Looks great as a small plant.

Well grown one just up the road .

[Bill Austin]

Thanks Michael just starting to collect aroids love the different leafs.

[aussiearoids]

Raphidophora cryptantha is shooting out lots of branches .

This Aglaonema costatum foxii is a bit slow .

[Luisd]

Hi Michael, this Raphidophora is really amazing, thanks for sharing!

Luis

[tropicbreeze]

Michael, I've got that Vietnamese Alocasia. Was told it was Alocasia "Vietnam Mutant". So I assumed it was a cultivar.

[hydrophyte]

Wow is this a true species plant and not a horticultural variety?

[Pedro 65]

Heres a few Philo's climbing our palms in our gardens.

[richnorm]

What's this and how do I keep it happy? I bought it as a houseplant but chucked it outside because it was such a mealy magnet. Surprisingly it is showing no ill effects after the recent cold snap so I'm wondering if it might be a possible garden plant in a cool climate. cheers Richard

[Pedro 65]

What's this and how do I keep it happy? I bought it as a houseplant but chucked it outside because it was such a mealy magnet. Surprisingly it is showing no ill effects after the recent cold snap so I'm wondering if it might be a possible garden plant in a cool climate. cheers Richard

Richard that is Alocasia amazonica, the top may well die off in a few more weeks, but will reshoot from its rhizome late spring.Pete

[richnorm]

What's this and how do I keep it happy? I bought it as a houseplant but chucked it outside because it was such a mealy magnet. Surprisingly it is showing no ill effects after the recent cold snap so I'm wondering if it might be a possible garden plant in a cool climate. cheers Richard

Richard that is Alocasia amazonica, the top may well die off in a few more weeks, but will reshoot from its rhizome late spring.Pete

Thanks Pete, Sun or shade?

[tjwalters]

I love aroids, but I need to dig and store every year or they become annuals. Not sure what these are...

This one has large, rubbery leaves with deep violet stems/veins (underneath leaves), and sends out runners. I had it marked as Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii', but am not certain. The leaves really have a rubbery texture.

This one has large, crinkly, almost velvety leaves with lighter violet stems and also sends out runners.

[Patricia-CR]

Well, Tom, I can see it's been worth all that extra work!!

[aussiearoids]

Alocasia boa is from New Guinea , can get a thin stem to over 1m .

Patterned petiole .

[Bill Austin]

Some of the alocasia around the garden.

stingray

not sure of the names of these.

[aussiearoids]

bILL , YOUR LAST PLANT IS MACRORRHIZOS VAR. LUTEA

OOPS WILL STOP SHOUTING ,, Stingray is a form of macrorrhizos also . Very nice variegated Colocasia , we do not have the diversity of those here .

Tom your plants are forms of Colocasia also . I have grown one that put out lots of runners , can be hard to control .

[tropicbreeze]

Our native Colocasia puts out runners. Some people consider those with runners to be C. antiquorum and those which produce offsets from the tubers to be Colocasia esculenta. However, officially our native one is C. esculenta.

A question though Michael, I recently bought an Alocasia which I was told was a very popular species many years ago but has become rather uncommon now. Never got a name for it but it looks a little like your A. boa, although still a bit different. Maybe you know the species.

[tjwalters]

bILL , YOUR LAST PLANT IS MACRORRHIZOS VAR. LUTEA

OOPS WILL STOP SHOUTING ,, Stingray is a form of macrorrhizos also . Very nice variegated Colocasia , we do not have the diversity of those here .

Tom your plants are forms of Colocasia also . I have grown one that put out lots of runners , can be hard to control .

No problem with controlling them here. If I don't dig before winter, they all die.

[ariscott]

Our native Colocasia puts out runners. Some people consider those with runners to be C. antiquorum and those which produce offsets from the tubers to be Colocasia esculenta. However, officially our native one is C. esculenta.

A question though Michael, I recently bought an Alocasia which I was told was a very popular species many years ago but has become rather uncommon now. Never got a name for it but it looks a little like your A. boa, although still a bit different. Maybe you know the species.

Lost mine to rot in that record wet season!!! Bummer!!!

[aussiearoids]

Zig , there are a few very different looking spp. from new Guinea .

They have had a few names , starting out as Schizocasia then Xenophya , finally been lumped in with all the other Alocasia .

Your plant is called lauterbachiana , the other aberrant looking spp. is brancifolia.

[tropicbreeze]

Ari, I assume that it was your Alocasia that rotted. Couldn't imagine Colocasia esculenta rotting in anything short of 12 months total inundation, LOL. If you like you can have some of the A.lauterbachiana when it multiplies.

Thanks Michael. The leaves also look a lot like my P."Hendersons Pride", but that's where the resemblance stops.

[Kim]

These are such attractive plants. I'd like to get a few climbing types to cover some standing dead hardwood trees in Hawaii, but no idea what names to look for. Any suggestions?

[ariscott]

philo would be the climbing ones, Kim. Now... there are quite a lot of different shapes and sizes there too....

[aussiearoids]

You can get some nice coloured leaf climbers Autumn Gem ? can get great nearly orange new leaf that turns yellow .

Mix small and large , like MONSTERA AND PHILO. IMBE

Complex leaf shapes like squamiferum and bipennifolium

[aussiearoids]

Dean posted some pics of his climbing Philo warscewiczii , this one was clambering over boulders .

Philo rothschuianum might be available , it is a little difficult to propagate I have found .

[peachy]

I have a raphadophera but it looks nothing like the one in the photo up above. Mine has leaves like a small monstera almost and is a very vigorous climber too.

Peachy

[aussiearoids]

You might have Amydrium hainanense Peachy , it looks like a tiny Monstera sp. check pic. on IAS

Int. Aroid Soc.

[aussiearoids]

XCLNT new leaf of Philo. Autumn Gem

[SubTropicRay]

Peachy yours is probably Rhaphidophora decursiva.

[Patricia-CR]

Wonderful foliage!!

[Moose]

bILL , YOUR LAST PLANT IS MACRORRHIZOS VAR. LUTEA

OOPS WILL STOP SHOUTING ,, Stingray is a form of macrorrhizos also . Very nice variegated Colocasia , we do not have the diversity of those here .

Tom your plants are forms of Colocasia also . I have grown one that put out lots of runners , can be hard to control .

Ooooh - my Alocasia Stingray is a blooming. Its my first time