Alocasia query

From: "Eric Walton" <ewalton at hort.cri.nz> on 1998.02.09 at 01:06:06(1904) Dear All Four Alocasia have just come on the market in New Zealand and I was wondering if anybody knows them and could tell me something about them. I believe they came here in tissue culture from Texas. The varieties are: California Shield Midnight New Guinea Shield Portadora I am particularly interested in knowing something about their origins and approximate hardiness. Many thanks Eric Walton +More New Zealand

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1998.02.09 at 03:20:24(1905) > California Shield > Midnight > New Guinea Shield > Portadora Eric, A. x portadora is a hybrid that I believe was done here in Florida. Dewey Fisk and Dick Mansell will know more about it than I. I have it in the yeard in a fairly bright spot, full sun at least four or five hours per day and it seems to be doing fine. It has endured temperatures down to 45 degrees F since I have had it. It is large and has a "trunking" habit similar to A. macrorrhiza. The plant stands at about 1.5 meters at the moment. Leaves are about 0.5 meter long and erect, and dark green. I believe Dick is growing this in his yard in Tampa where it can get considerably colder that we do here in the sub tropics. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.02.09 at 04:06:54(1906) Eric, I can tell you about the Alocasia x portadora... It is a hybrid that was made here in the south of Florida. Forgot the name of the chap that did it... It will come tome in the middle of the night.... Actually, it is a hybrid between A. odora and A. porteii... And it will get big. Is there a chance you could put a couple of pictures up on the web someplace? That way, we could give you much better information.... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.02.09 at 04:28:07(1907) >Eric, >I can tell you about the Alocasia x portadora... It is a hybrid that was >made here in the south of Florida. Forgot the name of the chap that did >it... It will come tome in the middle of the night.... Actually, it is a >hybrid between A. odora and A. porteii... And it will get big. Is there >a chance you could put a couple of pictures up on the web someplace? That >way, we could give you much better information.... >Dewey +More Just remembered the hybridizer.... Larry Garner. Lived in Florida City, FL Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

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