Very useful and precise info👍🏻 The Alocasia’s ability to grow in full sun attests to its strength and versatility. I wish I would have discovered this plant years ago.
Pot alocasia in a narrow but tall “palm pot”. That will keep the root system very tight to the stem. No wiggle. Afterward repotting into only a slightly wider pot as it grows. You can cut the bottom out of the pot and bury it into the garden as well. There it can develop a much bigger root system than a pot could afford it, and will build a much fatter stem at the base. Leaving it in a bottomless pot through the summer will make it much easier to dig up in the fall, and keeping the root system tight around the base of the stem. Cut off all the heavy leaves but one. Dig a moat trench around the outside of the pot. Cut off the garden roots. Then slip the bottomless pot into an intact pot of the same size and move it indoors to stay actively growing. Be careful to not over water in winter. Some people remove all leaves, place it into a large black plastic bag that keeps the moisture level more consistent through the winter. Close it tight.
I kept my alocasia odoras on balcony with partial sunrays being on them for 12 hours a day and all the leaves got burned :(. I moved it to otherside of the balcony this year and we are going to see how they will perform. If they dont perform very well, il probably get some kind of big cloth for balcony that will filter the light, but still provide direct sunlight.
@@urbantropicaluk I’ve read somewhere that they can be difficult to get going again after dry storage (unlike colocasia), but haven’t tried it myself! If we have a mild winter you might be ok leaving it out, but again I‘m sure they’re not as hardy as their counterparts. I only have one so would be gutted if I lost it😄
I just bought Alocasia regal shield for a full sun area in zone 8a in US (north Carolina) . I am planning to put it in ground for a full sun spot and getting nervous if it work out
Odora should be the most hardy ones. I checked on iNaturalist and they grow in their native range up to Shanghai in the map which is zone 8/9. I would protect or store it if it other varieties
@@fansaaga4033 Found the hard way that for Alocasia regal shield variety full sun causes burning, so I moved to mostly shade of the building (not the deep shade below trees) and it still had burns. I think it may work better only indoors or in deep shade like under large tree canopy.
Very useful and precise info👍🏻 The Alocasia’s ability to grow in full sun attests to its strength and versatility. I wish I would have discovered this plant years ago.
Pot alocasia in a narrow but tall “palm pot”.
That will keep the root system very tight to the stem.
No wiggle.
Afterward repotting into only a slightly wider pot as it grows.
You can cut the bottom out of the pot and bury it into the garden as well. There it can develop a much bigger root system than a pot could afford it, and will build a much fatter stem at the base.
Leaving it in a bottomless pot through the summer will make it much easier to dig up in the fall, and keeping the root system tight around the base of the stem.
Cut off all the heavy leaves but one. Dig a moat trench around the outside of the pot. Cut off the garden roots. Then slip the bottomless pot into an intact pot of the same size and move it indoors to stay actively growing. Be careful to not over water in winter.
Some people remove all leaves, place it into a large black plastic bag that keeps the moisture level more consistent through the winter. Close it tight.
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Thanks. That is very informative. I will try to store it indoor this year and I hope it will survive 🙏
Many thanks
I kept my alocasia odoras on balcony with partial sunrays being on them for 12 hours a day and all the leaves got burned :(. I moved it to otherside of the balcony this year and we are going to see how they will perform. If they dont perform very well, il probably get some kind of big cloth for balcony that will filter the light, but still provide direct sunlight.
A great little experiment😄 I’m in NW UK and overwinter mine in a pot kept in the porch.
I don't have a porch, I am thinking of 1 dry storage in dark shed , one potted storage in shed and 1 to be decided, tempted to leave it out 🤔
@@urbantropicaluk I’ve read somewhere that they can be difficult to get going again after dry storage (unlike colocasia), but haven’t tried it myself! If we have a mild winter you might be ok leaving it out, but again I‘m sure they’re not as hardy as their counterparts. I only have one so would be gutted if I lost it😄
@@setthegooseloose How tall is yours then!?
I think then I will stick with 2 dig them up and potted storage in dark shed and one dry storage in shed🤞
@@urbantropicaluk It’s an Alocasia odora, not very tall this year, kept it in a pot. About 50cm.
Thank you! Great info!
have you tried leaving it out in the wimter?
I just bought Alocasia regal shield for a full sun area in zone 8a in US (north Carolina) . I am planning to put it in ground for a full sun spot and getting nervous if it work out
Odora should be the most hardy ones. I checked on iNaturalist and they grow in their native range up to Shanghai in the map which is zone 8/9. I would protect or store it if it other varieties
@@fansaaga4033 Found the hard way that for Alocasia regal shield variety full sun causes burning, so I moved to mostly shade of the building (not the deep shade below trees) and it still had burns. I think it may work better only indoors or in deep shade like under large tree canopy.
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