Aroids
Aroids

Elephants Ears  (Delivery May - Sep)

Tropical Aroids by Mail Order, this family is an interesting one both from its history in cultivation and the exotic leaves that are excellent for tropical decoration. It is a wide ranging family from 20ft giants to ground cover plants with many having edible roots and leaves. It is believed that Colocasia Esculenta has been grown as a root crop for thousands of years and is probably the first plant known to have been cultivated by mankind. We offer a small range of useful species for foliage effect.

The trick with these plants is a well drained but humous compost to allow the roots to breathe, which helps prevent root rot.

Alocasia Aurora
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Pink stem Alocasia - 1 litre plant ■☻♥
his plant was originally collected in Bangkok in February 2004 and taken to America to be tissue cultured. 2006 is the first year that it is commercially available.  A very different Alocasia with light pink stems when younger and gradually turn deeper pink/red as they grow. Tolerant of our summer cool temperatures but kept warm and frost free in winter it grows to about 3ft, but no one is sure how large it will get when pot grown. Clumping by nature it is going to be an attractive new Alocasia to grow. If you are into Aroids this must be mandatory for your collection?

Alocasia calidora
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Persian Palm 3 litre plants■☻♥

This cross of Alocasia gageana and Alocasia odora, originally hybridised by LariAnn Garner of Aroidia Research, has huge rounded leaves similar to Odora, but much stronger growing reaching 5ft in its first season given plenty of water, food and heat.

Alocasia macrorrhiza variegata
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Variegated Elephants Ear 1 litre plant ■☻♥
A mind blowing Alocasia seen as a large 6ft plant in the Caribbean but we find it difficult to grow larger than 2ft in the UK as it is rather slow growing compared to other aroids. We propagate a few plants every year for any aroid enthusiasts who want to give it a try.

Alocasia Odora Yunnan
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Blue veined Odora 3 litre plants ■☻♥
A rare plant from China, this is a similar plant to Alocasia odora but with a pale blue vein and tinged blue stems now thought to be a colder sub species of odora. Just as large as odora and often used in China for medicinal purposes. They come from a region with cold dry winters down to frost level so it should be reasonably hardy during our summers with indoor frost protection over winter. The blue colour content is variable and improves with age.

Alocasia portora (syn portodora)
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Giant Alocasia 3 litre plants ■☻♥

Portora has huge slightly wavy edged leaves derived as a cross of Alocasia portei and Alocasia odora, originally hybridised by LariAnn Garner of Aroidia Research with very strong stems and trunk. Makes an imposing plant reaching 6ft in 12 months of good growth. Seems to require a more acid soil than the others to get a good deep green to the leaves.

Colocasia esculenta Arrow Leaf
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Arrow Leafed Colocasia, 1 litre plants. £S

A few years ago we obtained a rather different green leaved Colocasia with a long rather than round leaf from a batch of Colocasia esculanta roots. This is a robust plant to 6ft with large leaves and we now have a few plants available for sale.

Colocasia esculenta Jacks Giant
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Giant Elephants Ear or Taro - 3 litre plants ■☻♥

An unusual elephants ear that given the right conditions can grow to 7ft with 4ft leaves, creating a spectacular display!

Colocasia esculenta Pink China
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Hardy Pink Stemmed Elephants Ear or Taro - 1 litre plants■☻♥ җ

A pink stemmed Colocasia that is suggested to be hardy in the USA to zone 6. In the UK this may not be so cold tolerant without the necessary summer heat, but must be worth a try in a warm frost free protected position!

Colocasia illustris
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Elephants Ear or Taro - 1 litre plants ■☻♥

A beautiful variety a bit like black magic but with deep green veines in the leaf. Unlike Black Magic the leaves turn green in full sun and is therefore best in partial shade or filtered sun. This plant loves water but a free draining compost is absolutely essential.

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To Grow -- Easy ■ Moderate ■ and Challenging ■

May be ok for a dry Conservatory ♣

Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җ җ Fully Hardy җ җ җ

Needs Shady Position ☻ Sunny Position ☻ Water Loving ♥