Thankyou so much Jaynine.Ihave looked it up and that is certainly what I have. Signet

Steve, This is Alocasia x calidora, pure and simple. No A. wentii genetic material anywhere near it. This is one of the results of a cross I did between A. gageana and A. odora. I called it A. x calidora because at that time I was under the (mis)conception that A. gageana was really A. 'california'. Hope this helps, LariAnn Garner Aroidia Research Here is a link that might be useful: Alocasia x calidora

I decided to repot them all into a better mix and better groups last Friday, I didn't want to water them in to a mix that wasn't good to I did a more thorough root cleaning and a better foundation. The jades have their own home now. The semp will spend the winter all alone in a very frosty south window in the basement. I don't know what else to do with it and not sure if it can go outside in my zone over the winter or if I wld have enough time to harden off it off. If it should perish....I plan to redeem myself with a succulent rock garden in it memory. We bought a house last year with a south facing yard and have tons of landscaping rocks on 3 sides and an island of them in the back. We both really, really, don't like all these rocks, but where can we put them all?? Is it a blessing in disguise? After reading so much in the forum I feel like I know you all a little, everyone is so nice and helpful, so I will share another picture of what I have in store for my gardening future. I have so many ideas! My DH is a farmboy in the city so we will have some fun. Mr. B says hi! All the leaves dropped in a week, we had some drought then some snow. I got a fire pit and tree skirts as wedding present from DH. He did it while I was away for the weekend. How do you say, "Thank you, I love you so much and I hate tree skirts? You don't, everyone worked so hard and filled it full of flowers! I hope to use some of that labor for helping in the garden when we get one. Did I mention it faces south? All I will do all winter is research, plan, discuss. 2 year, 5 year, 10 year, etc. I hope to share my progression either here or somewhere on these forums, this IS where the experts are at!

I find the Calathea more interesting - I'm sure that Calathea Burle-Marxii and Ctenanthe Burle-Marxii are very different plants when placed alongside one another, but I have real problems when I see one in a mixed planting. I guess I just dont have the same eye for detail that many garden webbers possess :)