Alocasia Care

Regardless of how you grow them, though, fertilizing alocasia plants is essential to their healthy growth. Kept in a pot, your alocasia almost certainly won't reach its full potential size, but it still needs regular fertilization, perhaps even more so.Because...

This newer plant might seem similar to others I've covered previously, but this is definitely a distinctly different Jewel! Read on to learn why . Below are links to articles about other Jewels mentioned above:

Some pests to watch for on these are mealybugs, aphids and mites. Of all the Jewels, this one is arguably the most beautiful and difficult to grow. I did everything I know to keep these plants happy, applying RootShield, Companion, Plant Activator and...

The fact that it is found on slopes is a clue to the cultural requirements of this plant. Nonetheless, it is quite special, yet a bit easier to grow than most of the others I've discussed.

When this plant is in vigorous growth, your temptation will be to bump it up into a much larger pot in the quest for an ever-larger plant. You will do well to resist this temptation, unless you don't mind losing your Kris Plant!With careful attention,...

Oh, well, we can only imagine what was in the mind of the person who gave this plant the specific name of "reversa". Did I get it right? Wait a minute, what does "reverse" mean here?

If you see fine spiderwebs and tiny moving dots on the leaves, you've been invaded by mites. If you are lucky enough to find some ladybug larvae (they look like tiny alligators), so much the better, as they have voracious appetites for aphids and mealybugs.Mites...

I had never seen it bloom, but had been told that it was the onlyspecies that produced underground runners or stolons. In fact, I was struck by how similar they were to blooms I've seen on certainspecies.

I had not taken notice of the thickness of the leaves. In so doing, I missed the obvious clue indicating the need for an environment where water availability is lower than one would expect in a rain forest setting.Going back to that fateful day when the...

Remember that these plants don't grow very large or very fast, so their nutrient needs are proportionally decreased. The idea is to reconstruct a beneficial soil microflora so that your jewel can be as healthy as it can be.

The unused portion of soil mass will become wetter gradually and will end up keeping the Queen's portion too moist as well. You just want to hug and baby this wonderful little plant, but in so doing you may kill her with kindness.

I know of one wholesale grower who produces a lot of these plants and ships them all around the country to nurseries and garden centers. It is real, though, and you, too, can try growing it.

It does have a distinctive shortcoming, however, that you need to keep in mind if you try growing one, and that is the height of the stem. So while you will do well to provide well-draining soil media and refrain from too much water, you also need to...

The Swan Arum will not hybridize with any other species ofMy next stop was the habitat of a wavy long-leaved plant called. It is the one with the upright palmately-divided leaves, growing very close to the water.has stiff gray-green leaves with bright...

The ultimate size of a Robusta is legendary, so if the size my seedlings have already attained is any indication, I should have some giants to show for my work. Meanwhile, the work continues because, as anyone who hybridizes knows, the most diversity...

However, not all Jewel Alocasias are so diminutive! Read on to learn about this Giant of the Jewels . Below are links to articles about other Jewels mentioned above: Most of the Alocasia species that I consider to be "jewels" are small growers suitable...

Most EE fanciers are familiar with at least one of these, and may have one or more in their collections or gardens. This is, perhaps, the most diverse group of "Big Ears". Read on for a real "Earful".

However, if you have land to fill and a penchant for the exotic and tropical look, you'll need to seek out the much larger cousins of the Jewels, the terrestrial Alocasias. These "Big Ears" thrive best in regular soil situations.

So I resolved that I would dedicate myself to finding out what the problem was so I could, at long last, finally grow one of these humongous Alocasias to maturity for myself.Acting on this hypothesis, I tried several of the commercially available biocontrol...

The plant that was eventually put into tissue culture (not by me, nor was it my selection, though) was one of the Portora Red plants. If I succeeded, I would then have something with which to trade for the rare plants I desired.I found that I had produced...

The little red "x" in the picture below, left, indicates the approximate location of my home. We'll get some rain and some wind, then everything will be back to normal again. With pieces of roof from other houses in our yard, fallen trees everywhere,...

Are one of those plants whose foliage receives double takes and oohs and aahs. If they become a pest, move the plants to containers to control them. They do very well in a half day of full sun but can thrive in a full day with a little protection, such...

Beharensis) grows as a woody shrub, however. Humboldtii are the two most common species grown in cultivation, and both have several varieties. Esculenta, reach 18 inches in length.

"Lime Zinger" grows 5 to 6 feet tall with bright chartreuse-green foliage. In areas with colder winters, they're annuals and must be lifted in the fall or replanted every year.Elephant ears represent three genres of plants: Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma.

Here I'll showcase Colocasia and Xanthosoma and help dispel some of the confusion generated by naming plants from three completely different genera as "elephant ears". So you should not assume that the specimen you obtained in a swap is one of the edible...

Although capable of self-pollination, elephant ear plants rarely produce seed pods. This allows for any unviable seeds and allows you to select and plant out the strongest seedlings among the crop.Carefully rinse the seeds in the bowl to remove any clinging...

Here you'll find diminutive creepers, vines and even huge-leaved behemoths that remind one of the larger Alocasia plants . The velvety look and silver veins were muted and the bloom, while colorful, was nowhere near the size of the cut flower type of...