I would like to try them too..love to know the names of good ones..

jay..looked up the names you mentioned..love them all..the one above was labeled as alocasia calidora..would be thrilled to have one that looks like this..is it me or does the pot seem small?..I see yours is planted in the ground..ever grown one in a pot outside?..I'm not concerned about size..3-4 feet would be fine..just love the tropical vibe..wondered if an alocasia droops less?..the base is so sturdy..I wish it was spring..sigh..this one is TOO BIG!..put this on just for fun..

That pot might be too big (as far as ease to move) but the weight of more soil helps to keep it from tipping. That is typical of Alocasias: Most have sturdy rigid leaves (which are also heavy for leaves) that point upright until they get older or lack water. But they don't droop as much as Colocasias when lacking water. I have a pup in a pot that is still outdoors. This is a pic of a larger A. Calidora pup with very few roots I literally left for dead for a couple of weeks last Nov. But then I potted it and it did well:

Below is my A. 'borneo giant' from today. I had to make a wooden base contraption with a steel rod and 2 guy wires to keep it from tipping over. That took up some time to do. (I might not need to do that for my largest Colocasia which has lighter weight leaves) I also placed peach-sized rocks on stop of the soil for weight. If you look closely at the pot, you'll see that it's only half full of soil. About 1/3 of roots were cut when I dug it out. To help balance the shock, cutting all but 1 leaf and 1 spike made up for it...I hope. Plus it gives me more rm indoors:

This is the above plant on the day I got it and re-potted it in late March. The little pot is what it was shipped in:

Wow! That's the A. 'borneo giant' tree pic I've seen on-line. When I view that pic the amazement just doesn't wear off.

now that I've seen the pics you posted on another post I realize there's not much under the soil considering the size of the leaves and trunks on aroids haha..maybe you could put a smaller pot upside down in a bigger pot..put the pot with the plant on it to elevate it..then fill with a few chunky rocks to weigh it down..

a new pot for next year (will be pretty without the label and not full of plastic bags) ..cheap at Lowe's..there was a bigger size that I rejected thinking it takes too much soil, hard to move etc..didn't think about just using it to display rather than plant in it..well now I want to go back and get it lol..but of course keep this one too..

Ann, I think someone on this forum suggested, to help fill a large pot and use less soil put some bricks in the bottom of the container, they also helped weighed down my pots when we get crazy winds, it happened to me and when the pot went down it broke all the leaves, Boo Hoo, I did cry !

christine..I would be very sad AND mad if my ee leaves were destroyed..gardening can be heartbreaking :-( don't you think ees would look nice in this pot?..at the moment that's my plan..

Yes, they will, its a beautiful pot

Ah - thank you for input. I have decided to try Alocasia ‘Borneo King’ - which is the result of a lot of breeding to produce a large upright growing Alocasia for those of us in colder climates. I am totally intrigued with Jay’s photograph and high praise for ‘Black Stem’ so that will be the second one I will try. Already looking forward to spring.

The bricks and 2 pot idea never occurred to me. I'm glad I know about that now. With my situation the plant would not stay upright inside of the pot without me holding it up with my hand or leaning it on something. A book could be made with all the experiences and lessons learned posted on here.

I agree Jay, I have learned so much from the kind folks here over the years. Now we have month's to plan for Spring and all the new ones we will be growing....

Old timers on GW have said that it used to be "hoppin" and has slowed down..sad to hear that..I think it's great..I've learned a lot from GW..I'm not a master gardener but my neighbors ask me questions all the time!..more often than not I know the answer!..thanks to the posters on GW..

Jay, may I ask how tall/big your borneos giant gets at the end of season? I got one around may this year but it is no way to where yours get, mine is potted though. I will get a picture when I have a chance. What do you feed it? :) thanks

I had to laugh when I read the comment to put a couple of bricks in large pots so as not to have to add so much soil. It reminded me of when I tried that but used a "dead" coconut with the husk still on. Took up a huge bit of the volume of the pot but with enough soil to plant some aroids in it. Before long what turned out to be a not quite so "dead" coconut sprouted. It took quite a while to kill it off without disturbing the other occupants of the pot. At least bricks don't sprout.

rockdale - my Borneo Giant went from less than a foot in late March to 64" (5 ft 4 inches) in late Oct. If it survives winter indoors, my hope is that it will be my tallest EE ever by Fall 2018. I recently thought it was 50" but I just re-measured it today. It grew much faster when I moved it from a pot to the ground but the temps were also warmer then. When I dug mine out the longer roots were cut. Overall its roots were much longer than my tallest EE which is a Colocasia. I gave it Expert Gardener 15-30-15 fertilizer but Peters 20-20-20 or a fertilizer with a higher 1st number than the 2nd is said to be better for EEs. I got that info from an Aug 23 post here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4820601/question-and-reassurance-please 

tropicbreezent - that would be a novelty around here. Coconuts sticking half out of their pots with little 12-18" fronds are selling for $55 at a nursery near me.

How about Alocasia 'Low Rider'? I bought a massive one from a nursery on one of my travels, and it filled out one of my barrels beautifully. Here is one of the pups...

it's pretty..has ruffles!..the pup is big!..surprises me how these big plants fit in small pots..

When i bought it, it was VERY EARLY in the season...maybe like March or April. I don't think the nursery had separated all the potential pups that the potted plant had - so I bought it knowing there were more to be had.

Ahhh clever..a confession - when I can see them I've counted stems on plants..