Hardy Tropicals UK

Hiya all ive been looking up other things I could buy from local super markets and local indian food stores etc that would grow into tropical plants But dont know what and were to start? After the whole can I grow a coconut thing its just got me thinking about what else is possable??

I have seen eddoes for sale in morrisons in the past not that I knew what they were at the time till now. I was wondering what other type of tropical plants can i get from shop brought edable roots etc?

anyone else here brought things and grown them into nice looking tropical type plants??

Regards
Steve

If you go to the Arums etc within the Exotics Reference Forum, Dave B has posted a link to a site with most of the edibles cross referenced to their latin name.

Yorkshire Kris has made a video showing how to propagate eddoes. http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... eo#p270027

DAVIDEVANS wrote:If you go to the Arums etc within the Exotics Reference Forum, Dave B has posted a link to a site with most of the edibles cross referenced to their latin name.

Yorkshire Kris has made a video showing how to propagate eddoes. http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... eo#p270027

cool thanks for the link i just took a look and also found the list and have printed out a copy so i can have a look though it and google all the names etc to see if i can see whats what to give me an idea of what to look out for.

regards
Steve

It can be a bit pot luck, but I've heard of red stemmed Colocasia esculenta coming from eddoes. They are cheap enough to treat as annuals, but many come back if in a sheltered position, and if you get an unusual one it would be worth propagating from

well I just got these from a little chinese shop today please tell me there Eddoes....



The little chinese lady in there no speak very good english and when i asked if they were eddoes she just smiled at me.

there were lots of strange roots and seed looking things in there ive never seen befor I wonder what they all were lol
I should of taken lots of photos lol
I did take a pic of this any one know what it is??


regards
Steve

stevieboy1 wrote:well I just got these from a little chinese shop today please tell me there Eddoes....



The little chinese lady in there no speak very good english and when i asked if they were eddoes she just smiled at me.

there were lots of strange roots and seed looking things in there ive never seen befor I wonder what they all were lol
I should of taken lots of photos lol
I did take a pic of this any one know what it is??


regards
Steve

Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculenta

Blairs wrote:Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculenta

Thankgoodness for that lol. I thought they looked about right for eddoes but wanted to make sure.

So any one know what them things are in the second pic??


regards
Steve

Elephant testicle?

Not a clue, we have a little oriental shop in town so i may pop in and grab some Eddoes.

Delboy wrote:Elephant testicle?

Oh no dont want them haha

regards
Steve

Pic 2 could be a Yam.

Blairs wrote:Pic 2 could be a Yam.

I was close then

didnt seem like a yam?

It was like a coconut with no shell. I picked it up and it was very hard almost Nut like.
I only ask as i wonder if it would grow into somthing nice hehe

regards
Steve

its a compressed and polished panda turd,a real delicacy in china

Its def not a yam,

pete

Panama Pete wrote:Its def not a yam,

pete

It was bought at a Chinese shop, so it could be a Purple Yam that is used in SE Asia:

http://www.succulent-plant.com/families ... 010296.jpg

They look different to the Yams in the UK which look more tuber like. Happy to be wrong though!