[Aroid-l] Alocasia reticulata and an introduction

From: donbit121 at hotmail.com (Don Bittel) on 2008.03.02 at 02:25:47(17114) Hello Chad, welcome to the aroid list. I rarely post here, but have grown this plant since it was first obtainable, and have bought all sizes and from many sources. I have none now, since for me it rarely comes back after going dormant. Even in south florida it gets too cold to keep it growing year-round, so keep it very warm, above 65-70 degrees. And most alocasias grow much better in the ground than in pots. It keeps the roots warmer, and allows them to spread their corms. I view alocasias as annuals, and don't expect them to live for years. I am sure you will get better advice than this; we have an incredibly knowledgable group. But I suggest you switch to growing Anthuriums, which are really the kings of the foliage aroids. (Lord P., forgive me.) Don Bittel +More Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:40:08 -0800From: chadmayer at yahoo.comTo: aroid-l at gizmoworks.comSubject: Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia reticulata and an introduction Hi all. Ive joined a few new groups over the last few weeks and couldnt remember if I introduced myself yet or not, so..... My name is Chad Mayer and I reside in Tempe, AZ. I come to aroids via amphibians (sounds weird, but actually makes some sense). I keep several species of tropical dart frogs, and this has led me to investigate tropical plants in general, and Ive been bitten by the aroid bug pretty bad. I have a temperature controlled greenhouse attached to my house which allows me about 9-10 months a year of solid growth time of many tender tropicals. Currently, Im cultivating several philodendrons and a few anthurium species, but also have a few alocascia. I also 'do' bananas, berries, and a few other standard type plants.... Now to my point. Ive tried a few times to grow this Alocasia, but have rotted them every time. It seems that this variety needs a greater airflow around the roots that is normal on Alocasias Ive grown in the past. But, I usually have some trouble with TC plants, which is how this is produced, so that may in fact be the complicating factor. Ill probably try again later this year when some larger specimens are available, but Ive killed two in the past year thru a rot of some sort. Would love to know of any tips or tricks to keeping this cultivar healthy. Chadaroid-l-request at gizmoworks.com wrote: Send Aroid-L mailing list submissions toaroid-l at www.gizmoworks.comTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visithttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-lor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' toaroid-l-request at www.gizmoworks.comYou can reach the person managing the list ataroid-l-owner at www.gizmoworks.comWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of Aroid-L digest..."Today's Topics:1. Alocasia reticulata?? (ExoticRainforest)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:10:31 -0600From: "ExoticRainforest" Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia reticulata??To: "Discussion of aroids" Message-ID: <000b01c87a2c$d38a1210$6401a8c0 at AthlonLE>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"This specimen was given to me by collector Teri Baber with the tag "Alocasia reticulata". However, even though I've found this plant on the web with that name, I cannot find a species with the name on any of the botanical sources. Would one of you Alocasia experts out there tell me if this is a species or possibly a hybrid? I'm also curious if the name possibly originated in one of Graf's books. If it is a species, what is the correct name. And if the name Alocasia reticulata is a hybrid name can someone direct me to the source? It appears to resemble Alocasia zebrina but I can't be certain.Thanks!Steve Lucaswww.ExoticRainforest.com-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080228/ec47fe18/attachment.htm -------------- next part --------------A non-text attachment was scrubbed...Name: Alocasia-reticulata-2.gifType: image/gifSize: 36199 bytesDesc: not availableUrl : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080228/ec47fe18/attachment.gif ------------------------------_______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L at www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmow orks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-lEnd of Aroid-L Digest, Vol 43, Issue 27*************************************** Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!?Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080301/1aab7499/attachment.htm

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