Thought I'd bump this up again after a few years to see if more light can be shed on this mystery Colocasia. It was bought as a dry tuber of Xanthosoma violacaea. Once it grew it was obvious I had a Colocasia. The similarity with the deep colour of the stem was obvious but ...

Hi, a Colocasia virgin here after buying my first plant :) ! Please could someone advise me what might be the best one to start with? I quite fancy the variegated type but appreciate some are probably more easy to care for than ...

Hi there, After performing some research I'm a bit confused as to the water requirements of Colocasia, some places say they need continually moist conditions and others don't. Basically I've got a SW facing raised border and was wondering if I could get away with planting ...

Hello I have been waiting to order Colocasia gaoligongensis for some time. It just came available so I got 1 and it arrived yesterday. It's my first colocasia and I'm unsure of the best way to keep it over winter. In a pot or dry as I wasn't ...

I’ve generally been a Colocasia man but, they always do horrendously in the conservatory as they’re a Red Spider Mite magnet. I use neem oil to good effect, but the leaves still end up a write off. The ones outside are fine, but indoors ...

Very happy to see these firm and alive after winter. They have spread as well.

He's every where.

Right, I've managed to track a tuber down and should take delivery this week. I have two questions:

1) I am hoping to grow this as a semi-aquatic in dappled shade. Will this work?
2) How should I plant it up and keep it prior to moving in to the water?

Hi all

Just received delivery of 3 colocasia bulbs and was wandering when (time of year) and how most people plant out their colocasias. Do I need to start them off indoors and provide extra heat?

Any good tips or pointers would be great.

Thanks in advance

Lee

Hello guys. Im having great difficulty obtaining one of these plants. Anyone have an idea where i can get one from?

... tried to grow a few tropical plants and we have created a lush tropical garden at a local park. The star of the show was going to be a large Colocasia burgandy stem. we are currently over wintering our plants in a heated greenhouse running at about 16 degrees C. Most of the plants still look ...

... failed to keep them going, what do I do now? Do I dry them off and keep them cool or does anyone have a better Idea as I am a complete novice with Colocasia. Thanks icon_thumright

I didn't have time to dig out Colocasia Jack's Giant and Xanthosoma violaceum before the frost of Tuesday 19th Nov, as it took longer than expected to get other plants out. All would not have been lost as I am going to dry store these this ...

Post info here on the types of colocasia you have dry stored, how big are they? how long duration? temps stored at? How restarted in spring? etc etc. I'll kick off. Last year I dry stored Sangria, Jacks Giant or Mammoth, Pink China, and ...

Bought a small one of these off eBay this week, 7cm pot, 2 leaves. I would like to keep it growing over the winter on a south facing window. Anyone succeeded in doing this? Any tips? Thanks.