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Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by Jake- Morristown, TN on March 18, 2025, 10:55 am Hello, So, I have this Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'. How do I grow this large? I've had one in the ground before and it grew large, but not like you see in other people's pictures. Thank you, Jake

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by Fred SC on March 18, 2025, 12:21 pm, in reply to "Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" Jake, Colocascia and Alocascia both like lots of humus and moisture and no hot afternoon sun . Dig down deep with humus so roots don’t have to push thru hard soil.

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by Jake- Morristown,TN on March 18, 2025, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" I will keep this in mind. I think where I am wanting to put it sounds like the lighting you suggested. Thank you!

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by jimHardy on March 19, 2025, 9:44 am, in reply to "Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" One of the better ones I grew...I think I had a bigger one at one point... watering with(stored/saved) rainwater helps too,as I saw a lot of leaf discoloration with hose water...but like Fred said,lots of organic matter.

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by Jake- Morristown,TN on March 19, 2025, 3:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" That's a beauty. You can see the garden growing after they receive rain versus watering days on end in the summer with hose water. It is crazy to see the difference. Jake

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by jimHardy on March 19, 2025, 8:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" Yeah for sure nothing like rain! Heres a pic before the leaves were trimmed...same plant

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by Jake- Morristown,TN on March 21, 2025, 3:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" They look so other worldly. What kind of sun did yours get in this placement? I've seen people say they are best grown in sun or morning sun and afternoon shade or mostly shade. Lol. Jake

Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant' Posted by jimHardy on March 22, 2025, 8:42 am, in reply to "Re: Colocasia gigantea 'Thai Giant'" I think the full sun works best for big leaves as long as its not scorching hot out...so a south side out of the wind is good....it did get shade from a large tree (to the west) in the afternoon.

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