I think I'm going to get pics of leaf top, leaf underside, stem top and stem bottom of all my Colocasia then add them to a topic in the Reference area. It is very difficult to identify everything but will give an indication of those I have

Sorry to hear that Scott,hope you make a speedy recovery and it wasn't too serious? Looking forward to your lineup too,as and when your ready. Most of mine are tiddlers compared to yours I guess. Hoping I can tick them over in the house and then get them going again next year. Nige

sorry I haven't had a chance to get any pictures of my line up of mammoth and giant Colocasias. I did intend to get some yesterday but I spent the afternoon in casualty after injuring my ribs at work. Hence not up to being able to do much, though I may try ...

... a sort of hue to them, but they all lack the vein colour of burgundy stem. Nonetheless of the normal varieties (don't include anything giant or mammoth in that) it is the biggest grower for me and think it has the potential to do similar to Dave's monster burgundy, a descendent of which is growing ...

... either an easterly or a westerly. The problem for me this year is the Colocasia Mammoth has had every leaf ripped to pieces as they grow. Very difficult to measure for the ...

Dave,
what are the main differences plz. Struggling to find much info on Dark Stem. Would ideally like to be able to identify what i have

Certainly a very vigorous runner Dave. It was your "burgundy stem" topic i was reading in the "Exotics" section last night. Is there a difference between that and "Dark Stem" or are they much the same plant ? No, they are quite different, but it depends on what was sol...

... either an easterly or a westerly. The problem for me this year is the Colocasia Mammoth has had every leaf ripped to pieces as they grow. Very difficult to measure for the ...

Certainly a very vigorous runner Dave.

It was your "burgundy stem" topic i was reading in the "Exotics" section last night. Is there a difference between that and "Dark Stem" or are they much the same plant ?

It looks the same as my Dark Stem Hybrid, which has vigorous stolons.

Cheers Nige
after reading up on burgundy stem / dark stem, i'm certainly not disappointed , it's a big plant so look forward to next season.

Hi guys,sorry have to agree. I do have illustris already. The ones in your pics look identical to one I bought this year as 'ruffles' and I think it may be a sport of burgundy/dark stem. I bought mine approx a foot high in may,now its approx chest height with leaves about one and a half feet long. A...

No worries Scott. I was given it by another member as antiquorum and was more than happy to receive it, very grateful. Sanatic and i did google it last week and we noted the difference but thought it may be a variation.

Thanks for the input Scott, will research it a bit more.

... The leaves on yours are a plain green, and the stems are dark. I think you have the Dark Stem one similar to burgundy stem there. Antiquorum or Colocasia esculenta var antiquorum illustris as it is properly known these days is quite the reverse of this colouration. The leaves take on a dark ...

Nige, a couple of antiquorum pics this morning............. http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1752/dsc01564w.jpg http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4929/dsc01565qd.jpg A pup about 7 weeks old......... http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4214/dsc01567rp.jpg and that pup is already pupping ........... htt...