Hello to all, unknown colocasia

redflash · Post by **redflash** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:40 pm

Hello,
i am a new member here. My name is Andreas, 28 years old, living in southwest germany in the city karlsruhe.

My first post is a question:

I bought colocasia black magic from france, but a few of the plants are not black magic, i havn`t seen this before, ther are spots/blotchs in the leaves. Anybody knew this colocasia specie?? Here a pic.

Sorry my bad englisch.

Andreas

pdid · Post by **pdid** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:02 pm

Wecome Andreas, not sure on the Collie but it could be a sport of Mojito:

http://www.plantdelights.com/Colocasia- ... info/8545/

GoggleboxUK · Post by **GoggleboxUK** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:05 pm

Welcome Andreas, enjoy the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to ID your Colocasia.

grub · Post by **grub** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:01 pm

Welcome to the madhouse Andreas, Black Magic is a tissue culture sport with 'Mojito' being another so it's probably just a reversion to Colocasia esculenta

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Post by **Dave Brown** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:31 pm

Hi Andeas

and welcome to the forum

You plant looks like some sort of sport or hybrid, with quite attractive marbleing on the leaves. Not sure of the exact parentage.

One good source of info on Colocasia is Denis Carey, and Tony Avent's article (Plant Delights) HERE

redflash · Post by **redflash** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:45 am

Thank you all.

Andreas

kata · Post by **kata** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:59 am

Welcome Andreas,

Your English is fine.

GREVILLE · Post by **GREVILLE** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:43 am

Welcome Andreas

That really does look like some hybrid/sport/variation of a Black Magic and Mojito cross.

This is a good subject to start off your membership to the forum. Keep it growing and monitor any changes and keep us informed

SteveW · Post by **SteveW** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:45 pm

Are the stems stripey?
If it is could be youve got a black marble. A sport of burgundy stem.
Much like mojito,but reversed. So mainly black with green variegation as opposed to mojitos green with black

Or it's just a black magic sport

countrylover · Post by **countrylover** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:04 pm

Hmmm Andreas lives just a few miles from me... I gotta visit him and pinch this plant...

redflash · Post by **redflash** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:07 am

Hi Countrylover,

where do you live in germany??

My garden has a goog protection.

Andreas

countrylover · Post by **countrylover** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:13 pm

I met Andreas today and got from him a pup of his colocasia

Thanks very much mate

countrylover · Post by **countrylover** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:08 am

Hi all

I need to ask you something. I got this colocasia from Andreas and keep trying to find out what variety it is. Mojito? - but Mojito do not send runners - I guess, maybe Black Marble? Can anyone tell me are these 2 runners or clumpers?

Post by **Dave Brown** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:17 am

Mojito is definately a clumper, not sure about Black Marble. The pic seems to have deep purple/black stems, where as Mojito are variegated, so it is not Mojito, although the leaf colouring on some, is similar.

countrylover · Post by **countrylover** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:24 am

This is how the stems look like, bit stripey

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