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Many of us have developed quite a fondness for tropicals (obviously, we're in the Tropicals forum) and many of us have thoroughly fallen in love with aroids, specifically those often called by the phrase "Elephant ears." Myself, I have over 20 species of various Xanthosoma, Alocasia and Colocasia plants yet have next to no idea how to best care for many of them. Almost needless to say, most of these species are new to my collection this year.
Big question number first ... which 'Ears are durable "tuber" type plants that can be stripped of their foliage and loose roots in the winter, and which are the tender types that need to remain potted and watched over more closely? As time goes on I want to compile a database of detailed care instructions for this group of aroids to post here, and any other horticultural site that would care to post it. All I know is that I am obsessed with these plants and just as much obsessed with wanting to know as much about them as possible. Anyhow ...
Here's a list of what I have, perhaps that might serve as a starting point. (below is a re-post of something related to the subject from bwilliams)
Alocasia
A. amazonica 'Polly'
A. amazonica ‘Purplee'
A. brancifolia
A. bullata (guttatta)
A. crassifolia
A. culculata
A. Frydek
A. macrorhiza
A. odora
A. Robusta
A. sinuata, large form
A. sinuata bullata
A. 'William's Hybrid'
Colocasia
C. antiquorum 'Illustris'
C. esculenta 'Black Magic' (looks to be more a runner than a clumper)
C. esculenta (an heirloom ‘ear nicknamed 'Plasma Lime' for the richly swirled patterns in the minor veins of the mature leaves)
Colocasia Unnamed/unknown “Pink China”
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