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  Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta & Colocasia gigantea
From: RAYMOMATTLA at cs.com on 2005.05.21 at 14:25:10(12952)
Colocasia gigantea is MUCH easier to grow..at least for me. In fact it has become somewhat of a weed. It is also very hardy to cold temps. Thin plants out in the spring if you want to get larger plants. I had one get a 10 foot spread when it wasnt competing with a dozen or so pups around it. Alocasia robusta gets bigger, but you need to be in a ultra-tropical location for it to attain gigantic proportions. It also seems more suseptible to rot. One suggestion for Alocasia robusta....Dont water it unless the soil is very dry.
Michael
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