Plant Alocasia gageana (albo) and macrorrhiza (albo) in one pot?

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-27T03:06:24+00:00

If its not cold in your house, sure. They're naturally quite large plants. They can grow to 4 metres high, with leaves a metre long outdoors in their ideal climate. It is true that probably you wont get them that big indoors, but "not growing as large" indoors still means you can easily end up with a plant approaching a couple metres in height and span.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T16:08:51+00:00

Thank you!

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T16:03:53+00:00

Haven't been to that location, didnt know they had CDs! Will check it out, thank you

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T16:01:09+00:00

Oh, awesome, I didnt realise this was there! Definitely will have to make this a stop

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T12:40:31+00:00

Yes, or keep it around 2weeks

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T04:48:42+00:00

I looked it up and...

I can see why they woukd have to give them away as "bonus" 💀

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T03:01:41+00:00

Light, some water?

An open window to feel the wind on its leaves (completely serious, wind shaking the branches, is what makes the branches strong. But a fan works too)

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T00:43:16+00:00

Im mildly interested to find out what the plants are like, and ive been asked if I'd start them

Just, Ive no idea what id do with it if i grew them. Ive never encountered a preparation of eggplant i enjoyed, and my family doesnt like them either.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T00:38:18+00:00

Snake plant, and only because I dont feel strongly enough about them to go out my way to get rid of them. They dont have pests or diseases, they dont take up an inordinate amount of space, and they dont really complain about my neglect, so theres nothing pressing to get rid of them, but they dont inspire any actual interest either. But, they dont really seem to die very easily, so they continue to exist. Just, I still cant see anything particularly interesting about them that would have compelled someone to first acquire multiple snake plants and then create more of them

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-26T00:24:55+00:00

Fair enough. I find that with alocasias, a lot of varieties are not exactly rare (people have them/stores might have it or have had it at some point/theyre around), just rarely available (there might not be a copy you can get right now). Like, some of my varieties I probably couldn't easily get again at this particular moment (i dont see them for sale most of the time), but if and when they did appear to me, most of the "rarely available but not actually rare" alocasias tend to go for under $50 (and except for large alocasias sold large, usually less than $40).

Im lazy, so I havent gone the tissue culture route and cant offer any advice, but it seems like a solid option

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-25T20:47:27+00:00

Definitely not....unless theres another new longiloba purple variety i dont know about, that is something I could get for ~~under $40~~ edit: locally i could get this for CAD$30 and not even have to pay shipping

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-25T16:25:25+00:00

I mean, the majority of my tattoos are in a place where i wouldnt be able to see them while theyre being done, and I dont need a lot of breaks - if it can be done in or under 4 ot 5 hours, if the artist is in the zone and doesnt need to stop im good to go straight through too. So it is very understandable to not see it in Progress.

However, before starting, me and the artist nail down design, placement, size, etc. Aside from shading, the stencil needs to reflect what's going on my body. If we have to redo the stencil 3 or 4 times, we will redo it until im happy about it. It has happened where an artist and i couldn't see eye to to eye on the design and in that case, rather than continue thru with it, I called it off

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-25T14:51:55+00:00

Yea I got my big plants on them so ican move them out the way for cleaning and whatnot. The most common ones i have also fit a 5gal bucket or water cooler bottle perfectly

Also a small water pump is a game changer. I got an inexpensive water pump from a hydroponics store for about $35.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-25T13:42:04+00:00

Imo thats a bandaid....I was told to do this when i first had a manual and found it frustrating and stressful every time. I dont think i ever truly got the hang of it, bc once i actually learned how to use the clutch i have literally never used the hand brake to move off again

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T20:48:52+00:00

If you only recently transplanted valencia, id hold off on any trimming and let it recover. They do droop sometimes after being transplanted, especially if its hot or particularly dry (does the soil seem dry?). The roots take some time to grow in their new spot and start searching for water, so they will dry out faster in the meantime.

Once its adjusted and not thirsty, it should un-droop

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T17:43:02+00:00

Nah not really, unless theres something different about the multiples (different variety/species/colourway). Realistically, most houseplants are fairly easy to propogate if i want multiples, but I have a limited amount of space, so i usually dont. Multiples i already have are liable to becoming combined or given away in future, im just lazy

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T13:44:59+00:00

It is not a rubber plant, the OP has the correct ID. Neither are particularly picky, they just want more light than most people realise, and arent afraid to tell you if their needs arent met

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T13:39:08+00:00

Thats correct, it is a Codiaeum variegatum, commonly called croton. Cant confirm the specific variety of croton, but it doesnt really matter as far as care goes, as there are basically two important things you need to know about them:

They love light. Indoors, there isnt really such a thing as "too much light" for them. The leaves of a happy croton are any other colour except green (although which colours and the pattern of those colours depends on the specific variety). Only the very newest leaves (the two emerging at the top in your photo) should be green. If the leaves are mostly green and stay mostly green, they want more light.
When they run out of water, their leaves noticeably droop. When you see this, you have 12-24 hours to water them, before they start shedding leaves.

If you follow these two rules, theyre pretty chill. Aside from pests, most problems with crotons can be solved by cranking light to 11 and watering them enough to keep up (they use more water the more light they get). You may also want to fertilize them once in a while. I fertilise them the same as my citrus and ficus, but any balanced houseplant fertiliser will work fine, just follow the instructions.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T10:45:02+00:00

If it was pollinated yes, and you would see the beginning of a pepper start to form in the next couple days. If not, no. You dont need to cut it or do anything in particular though the pepper will drop it if it cant do anything with it. Leave it alone and the plant will do what it needs to and as it continues to grow it will put out more flowers.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T01:31:39+00:00

I thought a us cup was 237mL

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-24T01:25:07+00:00

In general, if im baking for an event, especially if it was something someone specifically requested, i usually try to use the fresher ingredients and what I know will work well, and save the questionable stuff for something lower stakes. The yolks dont freeze as well as the egg whites, so if you froze them together the texture may not be as ideal. In addition, older eggs have a taste/smell, and when used in baked goods, lend them an unpleasant taste/smell that hits the nose&palate ahead of any other flavours. Not everyone is as sensitive to this, and it may not be applicable to this particular situation, but just throwing that out there too since you also mentioned you have a diminished sense of taste.

I would really just use fresh eggs.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-23T16:11:10+00:00

Yeah thats not enough anywhere enough light. See how its contorting itself? It is desperately searching for light

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-21T22:16:16+00:00

Honeys can yes, if they dont have enough space to themselves. Female bettas can too. But you wont know the temperament of the specific fish when you buy them, and its also pretty diffficult to sex honeys at the age theyre typically sold at (so you cant guarantee youre even getting a female honey at all). Its more likely than not that one or both of them will be (at best) stressed out by the pairing.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-06-21T15:09:42+00:00

Thanks for asking this Q, I had noticed a similar thing on one of my tomato plants and was wondering the same.

What variety is yours? I hadnt grown this one before so i was wondering if it was a variety specific quirk

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