Aroids
Aroids

Elephants Ears  (Delivery May - Sep 2008)

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 growing range of useful species for foliage effect.
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Alocasia calidora
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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 portora (syn portodora)
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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.

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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 ♥