This one could be A. Sarian, will be 8' tall in sept

a. Cucullata was trimmed to 1' after the winter freeze and already looks like this

Var. alocasia (I think), has been at this location for years but location is too dry so doesn't thrive

Var. colocasia. Burns from being in sunnier than it likes location, but expanding nonetheless

Kampfaerias

Got this var. curcuma from PD. I initially found it on eBay from a Hawaiian fellow. He banned me from his site b/c "I was asking too many questions". Weird!

C. Purple Emperor, a purple streak runs thru midrib, but only at certain times of year. Odd. If s thriving, pink flower.

Black Thai banana, with a black trunk.

alocacia black diamond , I think. Needs more sun than it gets for darker color. Would look really good planted with the black Thai banana since it also has a black stem.

1/2 of our plumerias. Not many flowers b/c many branches were pruned for fuller canopies. Next year.

other 1/2.

overall look. It is a HUGE pain to bring these in/out as weather dictates.

Wow -- I love all that tropical deliciousness! Lush is my favorite look.

I see you have a red blooming plumeria. There is probably more than one variety, but someone gave me a red that hasn't bloomed yet. I was hoping the plant would get large and bushy like yours. I like the plant itself with its long leaves as well as the flowers.

TY roselee. There are indeed several true red, I have 4 b/c my fave color. Scott Pratt, Hilo Beauty, Irma Bryan, Hung Red, a compact one. Pruning a 1/3 of branches a season makes for a fuller canopy but also makes storage more cumbersome, at least for me. ETA: pruning also delays blooming by 1-2 seasons depending on various factors.

They look great, Bossy. My favorite are the black Thai Bananas. I would plant some light green leaf hibiscus (Dr.Moy maybe?) at the base so they highlight the bananas black trunks.

Omar

Beautiful!

Wow! Sheesh now my want & gotta find list just got longer lol

Wow, beautiful giants!

I wonder why in our zone we can't just plant them in the ground. I wouldn't dare right now but there is a gardener in houston who has most of hers planted in the ground and they are magnificent. I want to plant mine in the ground mainly because as you say its a pain to bring them in for their dormancy. Someone broke one of mine so I just rooted it maybe I'll try with that one next year.

Jewels, I know someone in our zone, who plants plumerias in the ground and pulls them up bare root. She stacks them in the garage during the winter and replants them in the spring.

Michele, that sounds like even more work than bringing the pots in! Lol. I will still be pulling mine in and out of the garage too I am not that brave. Im going to experiment with the one little one I have next year putting it in the ground. That way I won't be horribly upset if it doesnt make it.

The thing is Mama Nature is sneaky . She will get you to put one out for a couple of years and give you mild winters and then she will sneak in a Zone busting winter the year you put all of them out or a couple of years after when the roots are to far into the ground and the tree has grown huge. She is sneaky that way.

Beautiful Ms BossyV. I think I grew the black Jewel one in Hawaii and my samoan neighbors stole them the night they had their luau. They stole and ate my neighbors dog too. My neighbor wasn't too upset. I was about the plants. The neighbors did invite both of us haoles over.We called them Pake (Chinese) Taro. I didn't think it was edible. I guess I was wrong or they used it to wrap the dog.

OMG Mara -- I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I choose to laugh ... lol

You are sure right. I just checked on that garden of in ground plumerias after Harvey and it's not so good. I send heartfelt blessings to her and hers. So you are absolutely right.

Ragna, I thought it strange that they were always feeding the neighbors dog.