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Update on the Thai giant

12 years ago

I love watching this thing grow and unlike my Abyssinian

I can see all of this plant because it stays close to the ground.....

So far :twisted:

Heat wave building into the area for at least the next week-

can't wait to see some of the growth on this thing with

nighttime temps hovering around 80f the whole time.

Pretty cool event-the giant is growing new feet...

it grew out of a Nerf football sized bulb it produce last

year and now is growing some roots over the top of it!

Check it-

And...she's a Mama!

Chip off the old block

Newest leaf has opened up since this pic-I will get a new one.

My cell phone on the leaf for size reference

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Comments (8)

tropicalzone7
12 years ago
Beautiful plant! I always love to see your thai giant pics! They are really nice looking elephant ears.
Thanks for sharing!
-Alex
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chadec7a
12 years ago
Man, you got the biggest bananas and smallest cell phones. Talk about having the best of both worlds.lol
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butiaman
12 years ago
I thought about buying me one of these Thai giants.I've seen pictures where the leaves on a plant was about 6ft long by 4ft wide.I dont know if that's full grown or not.There very tropical looking,and I love tropical plants.I just dont know where I would put something that gets that big.How cold hardy are they Jim?Do they take a lot of fertilizer and water like Banana's do?
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jimhardy
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks guys-

They can be kept drier but in this hot weather I
keep it watered to help it keep those big leaves going.

They should be kept drier in cooler temps for sure.

Don't know what they are rated exactly...guessing 7b
mulched and kept dry.
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12 years ago
Wow, those are some big plants! Can't wait to see what they cool like by October!
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andyandy
12 years ago
Awesome!
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earthworm73
12 years ago
Pretty impressive. That thing looks like something from the dinosaur days.
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jimhardy
Original Author
12 years ago
Check it out...2 days growth.

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