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  Alocasia 'Portodora'
From: "Plantsman" plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2001.05.06 at 03:21:43(6378)
I hope I spelled this cultivar correctly. I've seen it spelled
at least a couple of different ways. Anyway it's the cross
between A. portei and A. odora. I had a plant that for some
reason last year, the main growth point died and then the plant
just sat there for a couple of months. Then I noticed a few
small growths coming up around it by last Fall. I overwintered
it in a friend's greenhouse as I didn't want to risk losing it.
I've checked on it periodically and noticed the new leaves
developing and decided to take it home today as our weather is
finally warming up. I hadn't paid too much attention to how many
shoots there was but it was looking crowded. I decided to
separate and repot it and check on the health of the original
tuber. On separating it, I discovered that I had seventeen
plants growing in that pot! I also noticed that this cross
appears to be somewhat stoloniferous as I found a couple that
were developing small tubers some distance away from the main
corm.

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