Aroids (besides Philos and Anthuriums)

[metalfan]

I know Anthuriums and Philos are crazy popular right now, but what about other generas? Anyone growing anything cool? I got these little Ulearum donburnsii last season, it was a new genus for me...I love them but have had trials and errors with them...they went dormant overwinter and I am not sure if it was because of decreased day length or too cool. Back up not, but its almost AUGUST and only one leaf each! 

[GeneAZ]

Sounds like they don't like their roots to get as cool as the did last winter.  They are neato!

[Keys6505]

My least ordinary Aroid would probably be my Typhonodorum Lindleyanum.  I've had them for a few years now and honestly they're a pain because they're heavy and I have to drag them in and out all winter.  They're kind of stuck at this size because I stopped up-potting them due to the weight.  I actually contacted San Antonio Botanical Garden a few months back to see if they'd want them as a donation and they said they're interested but I just have yet to follow through because the summer is when they're easy.  That's where they'll end up in the fall though.

For more common stuff that's not on your exclusion list, some of my favorites are my Colocasia Elepaio and this as-yet-ID'd-by-me Syngonium I found mixed in with a bunch of Strawberries and Cream Syngonium at a HD a few years ago.

[metalfan]

That syngonium looks very much like Confetti

[metalfan]

I'm sorta partial to my Monstera dubias. Hoping they might morph soon into mature form

[tropicbreeze]

My collection started some time ago and includes some out-of-the-ordinary species. Here's some of them, will go through my photos later and post several other species.

Typhonium johnsonianum, a local native that goes dormant in the dry season.

Cyrtosperma johnstonii, likes to be sitting in shallow water.

Typhonodorum lindleyanum, just over 3 metres tall and the inflorescence (spathe) is 60 cms tall. Looks quite impressive.

Amorphophallus bulbifera, made the mistake of putting this in the garden and in a few years it was taking over. When you have dozens flowering over a period of months it gets a bit much.

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius , one of two Amorphophallus species native to here.

 

[Keys6505]

35 minutes ago, tropicbreeze said:

Typhonodorum lindleyanum, just over 3 metres tall and the inflorescence (spathe) is 60 cms tall. Looks quite impressive.

It was your pics of your T. Lindleyanum on Gardenweb or Houzz (can't remember) years ago that had me start looking for them in the first place!

 

1 hour ago, metalfan said:

That syngonium looks very much like Confetti

I could be very wrong here, so please correct me of I am, but I thought Confetti was pink variegation over a standard Syngonium leaf while this one seems to be pink variegation over a white/green variegated leaf?  Examples aren't the best, this plant has been somewhat ignored for awhile.

[metalfan]

Yours does look somewhat different from mine. I have had Confetti in the yard for so long, it goes everywhere. It has a wide range of coloration. I have heard of a 'new' variety called 'Fiesta Confetti' now that I think started out being called 'Milk Confetti' I can;t keep up with all of them.

This is one of my fave plants....Epipremnum pinnatum 'Skeleton Key'

 

[metalfan]

I have grown Lasia spinosa (divided leaf) for maybe 20 years...accidentally discovered its 100% hardy here (who knew?) but thanks to a great friend I acquired a small entire leaf form last fall.

[Xenon]

This is 'Okinawa Silver', the real variegated Alocasia odora (not 90% of variegated "A. odora" sold which are actually A. gageana). 

[Matt in OC]

Synandrospadix vermitoxicus. Such a cool plant. 

[metalfan]

Cercestis miribilis

[metalfan]

On 8/6/2021 at 12:57 PM, Matt in OC said:

Synandrospadix vermitoxicus. Such a cool plant. 

Would this grow in Florida?

 

[Keys6505]

Alocasia Malaysian Monster.  Never been such a monster for me.  I thought I've lost it a few times now and another one will pop up 6 months later.

[metalfan]

Looks like some really weird sanderiana type

[Matt in OC]

3 hours ago, metalfan said:

Would this grow in Florida?

 

No idea but seems pretty carefree here in a pot. 

[metalfan]

9 hours ago, Matt in OC said:

No idea but seems pretty carefree here in a pot. 

I ask because some of the arum type stuff find it too hot here. Is this a monotypic genus?

Edited August 8, 2021 by metalfan

[Matt in OC]

I think so. 

[metalfan]

Where did you locate one to buy?

[Keys6505]

On 8/8/2021 at 12:01 PM, metalfan said:

Where did you locate one to buy?

There's a guy selling them on eBay right now for $60 + ship for what looks like a small dormant bulb.

[aussiearoids]

Alocasia portei is correct name for 'Malaysian Monster'

[Keys6505]

Found a flower on my T. Lindleyanum today.  First time in the 5ish years since I've had it.  Nobody in my house cares so I had to tell someone lol

[Keys6505]

On 8/1/2021 at 5:12 PM, Keys6505 said:

It was your pics of your T. Lindleyanum on Gardenweb or Houzz (can't remember) years ago that had me start looking for them in the first place!

 

I could be very wrong here, so please correct me of I am, but I thought Confetti was pink variegation over a standard Syngonium leaf while this one seems to be pink variegation over a white/green variegated leaf?  Examples aren't the best, this plant has been somewhat ignored for awhile.

I just stumbled on my plant yesterday while surfing the interwebs.  Apparently it's known as S. Confetti Tricolor and people pay stupid amounts of money for them.  The cheapest one I found was $142 and some even double or triple that.  I literally ignored this thing for a year while the cuttings sat in a usually almost dry mason jar of water.  I have since potted it as one of my daughters liked it for their room, and there are 17 rooted plants now growing in this community pot and by my calculations that equals....like a jillion dollars!

[tjwalters]

Alocasia zebrina

[tjwalters]

Amorphophallus konjac