I got my self one of the above at UJ as it looks different to the one I already have. This new one has got a variegated stem and the old one I have didn't. Is anyone else growing this plant that has a picture of the stem. This is the new one http://www.postimage.org/aV33iT_A.jpg http://www.postimage...

I did a swap with Chad a while back for some of his Orange flowered colocasia Aquatalis stolons from CGF Here they are on the 9th of Nov http://www.postimage.org/Pq1W7Gsr.jpg And nearly a month later they are just starting to make a move. The very end one ...

Who can tell me the best way of over wintering these?Unfortunately not attractive enough to go indoors,I dont have a heated greenhouse either so what other option do I have?Was thinking of leaving in pots kept bone dry and just frost free,or removing tubers cleanig off and storing in a cool dry plac...

HI, I have a Alocasia Calidora and a Colocasia 'Black Magic' (not so black, sunlight levels??) growing together in the same pot. Despite new leaf shoots coming out of Alocasia the lower leaves seem to droop and turn yellow. As for the Colocasia ...

I got some of these tubers from Owen back earlier in the year and although they were a bit neglected by him I popped them in the ground in a fairly shelterd spot. They picked up a bit and the slugs had a good munch BUT they are the only tender plant left standing in the garden after all the damage b...

Arrived at work today :D http://www.postimage.org/aV1wZ1oS.jpg http://www.postimage.org/aV1wZgmJ.jpg http://www.postimage.org/aV1wZqli.jpg Turned out they've sent 2 plants (rhizomes) :) Very humid around the rhizome, and can see fresh white roots that have started since in transit. http://www.postim...

To my knowledge there are no trunking Colocasia, as in the Alocasia family, but during the lifting of my Colocasia Burgundy Stem clump the original plant in the clump has grown an overground rhizome. As can be seen clearly on the picture the ...

Searching through ebay and this caught my
eye
Anyone know what it is?
Looks nice,but I'd like to know whether its available over here,as the last time I got something from Thailand I ended up a nervous wreck

At last C.Non-Fallax has its true botanical name, C.Gaoligongensis, its a superb name for a superb plant, it is the hardyist Colocasia so far,the name is a bit long so for general use i think i will refer to it as C.Gaoligon

Part One Explanation :D I've been doing some web digging, and uncovered websites, that describe Colocasia esculenta, Taro, in some detail as it is a commercial crop in many parts of the world. There is far too much for one post, so there will be a series as I mamage to ...

... with a tiny pump. The aim was to try and maintain a higher humidity. :wink: I set it up and it looked a bit plain, so had the idea of putting a Colocasia Black Magic in the barrel. I thought it would make the feature more interesting and at the same time Black Magic seem to do well planted in ...

You might expect a very large corm/bulb to equate to a huge leaf but it ain't necessarily so. :cry: Most of the Colocasias are grown as a food crop and varieties are cultured to produce large bulbs at the expense of a massive leaves. Fortunately there are exceptions that prove the rule. :) but it's ...

Just to let you know it arrived safely. Thank you it is a really beautiful, strong plant. I just hope I don't kill it!!!
I have potted in into a big pot! Does it need to be kept in the greenhouse or is it ok outside at the moment??

I'm trying an experiment where the runners are left on the plants overwinter and they turn 'woody', ripen. Once this has happened they are cut into sections, each with a bud at a leaf scale node. I put these in the prop 2 days ago, and some have already started to sprout. Propagation in this way wil...