Colocasia Redemption in a U.K. Tropical style Garden. Hardy?

[@juliebrace8637]

Hi, you have a stunning garden. As a newbie to tropical gardens I'd love these types of videos as I need yto learn all the steps of these beautiful plants. Thankyou Julie 🌴🪴🌴

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you.

[@neilyenny]

Great video. Thank you for your advice, its much appreciated. Please do more videos similar to this. Your garden is amazing. Cheers, Neil.

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you Neil.

[@dianewhitworth4953]

I nearly bought one of these, but wasn't sure I would manage to get it through winter, So thanks for making this video and look forward to seeing how yours does over winter

[@tikitropicals65]

Thanks Diane. I might try a couple of methods to see which works best for over wintering.

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

Fascinating video with some really useful information. I've got one planted in my raised bed at 55°N. I will be leaving it out over winter to see if it survives. Hearing your info I'll probably stick a mini polytunnel over it to improve it's chances. I know it'd be safer to dry store or keep it growing over winter in heated greenhouse but I've not got the space. It'll be interesting to see whether it survives

[@tikitropicals65]

Keeping a mini tunnel over it will help its chances as it will keep it drier plus gain some heat to the soil on sunny winter days. Hopefully your soil is free draining enough. When the foliage gets frosted off make sure you throw it all away to help stop rot from being drawn in from the top. It will be an interesting experiment and may work one winter but not another it all depends on the variables that a U.K. winter and spring can bring. Let me know if it works. Cheers

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

@@tikitropicals65 Cheers for the advice. It's free draining soil so that'll help. I'll let you know how it goes

[@davemcmaster1998]

As usual your plants look amazing mate. Taking your advice I moved my Redemption recently to a sunnier location (not that we have had much sun this summer!). So hopefully will get a bit more growth before the cooler nights take hold. I will be taking your advice again and bring it in to my sunny bathroom windowsill for winter. Brilliant advice as ever. Keep up the great work!

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you David

[@SophiaHalligan-v1n]

Thank you for the advice on the red spider mites! I had the same problem with my white lava and had to cut down the mother plant and leave the pups so hopefully the leaves with start unfurling again. You have a great collection of colocasias 👍😁

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you.

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Wow! Looks great! 👍😀

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you.

[@SkyeRiv]

More more and more on Colocasia and Alocasia!! Please!!!? It seems so many have slowed down on the elephant ear videos and you have a current eye candy😍 I actually have some redemption too but I just love love watching videos on anything about Colocasia. Especially, in English 😎

[@tikitropicals65]

Hi. Hopefully I will do some Colocasia videos in the future. It’s getting near impossible he end of the season so they will soon need getting ready for winter. Cheers

[@gordonissocoollike]

Thank you great/info

[@tikitropicals65]

Thank you.

[@ritaborges5348]

Hey I've just acquired Colocasia redemption and Colocasia pharaoh's mask, I was wondering if you think they would do well in containers outdoors in the Azores where average winter temperatures range from 12-18°c. I have xanthosoma zinger lime in the same conditions and it has survived winters while keeping foliage, I also keep some philodendron spp, monsters spp, anthurium clarinervium and rhaphidophora decursiva in the same conditions throughout our winter. It rains all year long and humidities are kept high in both summer and winter. Can you give me some insight based on your experience?

[@tikitropicals65]

Hi. I would say in your location these Colocasia should do really well. Generally they don’t go dormant if temps stay above 12 degrees Celsius. If you can grow Lime Zinger then these should be much easier than them in your climate. What a beautiful part of the world to live. Enjoy.

[@MrBaconwhopper]

I'm trying out an Alocasia Portodora (The Netherlands, USDA zone 9B). It appears to be hardy from zone 7. But I'm afraid it won't cope with cold and wet at the same time. I also tried Colocasia Mojito twice in the same spot but I didn't come back. Now trying it in a different spot. Location really matters. I moved some Pink Chinas to a different spot and they have become massive.

[@tikitropicals65]

Hi. To be honest I’m not good with Alocasia. I’ve grown a few and I always tend to kill them. I do think they need to be dry for winter. Mojito can be a tricky Colocasia in winter. I tend to keep mine growing indoors.

[@MrBaconwhopper]

@@tikitropicals65 Yeah, I think Alocasia is just to sensitive to cold + wet conditions and starts to rot. Tried an Alocasia Wentii and an Odora once and they did not survive. But I'm hoping as it's a zone 7 and in a good, well draining spot it might come back.

[@sdqsdq6274]

why is that i dont see alocasia species ?

[@tikitropicals65]

I dont grow many Alocasia. I don’t have enough room to over winter them all.

[@verrettjared]

I'm growing 2 Redemption and 2 Pharaoh's mask inside in a grow tent

[@tikitropicals65]

Hi. I hope they grow well for you. They are both great Colocasia.

[@ieechew7187]

Not as nice as Colocasia Whitchery!

[@tikitropicals65]

I haven’t heard of that one.