Denis at Silver Krome Gardens, Inc.
George Yao wrote:
>
> Brian,
>
> Are you sure your 7ft plant is A. sinuata? Dr. A. Hay's recent review
> of Philippine Alocasias described A. sinuata (syn. A. 'Quited Dreams')
> as a herb to only 35cms. My Quilted Dreams grow to not much more than
> a foot.
>
> To answer Tony's query on origin, in the same review, the note on
> distribution of A. sinuata says it is endemic to the Philippines.
>
> George Yao
> Metro-Manila, Philippines
>
> At 12:53 PM 10/19/01, you wrote:
>
> > Tony I have an Alocasia sinuata. This plants has grown to 7ft but
> > has yet to flower for me. I have also dug the thing up every year to
> > keep it safe from our zone 6 winters. I have noticed each year a
> > miss a few pup and they have survived our winters. Though I don't
> > think a larger bulb would survive. The smaller tubers lasted threw 3
> > weeks of weather below 30 degrees. Also had Amorphophallus albus
> > make it threw that same winter. THANKS
> >
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