Dragon Heart Gigante

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Dragon Heart Gigante

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Now that I am officially allowed to talk about it everyone check out this new hybrid from Brians. Hopefully soon in the UK or get with me in the spring and we might be able to work out a plan of action

http://briansbotanicals.net/Colocasia-H ... rt-Gigante
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Looks good....another one for the list.

I have Colocasia 'Noble Gigantea' on order from Amulree this year. :wink:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry for laughing but thats almost as big as my lawn...not a prayer thats coming here.... icon_salut icon_salut
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nobal gigante is a great one Dave you will really like it. there very easy to play with by putting them in the sun and getting that deeep purple then sitting them in shade awhile and getting a strange green blue..then back to purple :lol: I'm so mean to them
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I think all of these need as warm a place as we can find in the UK, as they are all based on C. gigantea 'Thai Strain'. My standard gigantea are all growing, both in the conservatory and in the Lunar Module, but the Thai Strain is stubbornly doing nothing :roll:
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they do best over here Dave in HOT shade..which sounds funny but I guess its more hot and humid days in the shade and pour the fert to them. I honestly don't think you can over feed them. I hope nobel gigante does good for you this year.
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miketropic wrote:they do best over here Dave in HOT shade..which sounds funny but I guess its more hot and humid days in the shade and pour the fert to them. I honestly don't think you can over feed them. I hope nobel gigante does good for you this year.
I'll post on how it goes :wink:
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Post by Palmer »

Like Dave has said, I think the Thai giant part of the cross… that would probably slow them down here.
That wouldn’t stop me trying one though we could easily be wrong about that… finger crossed.
They would be an impressive addition to the colocasia collection if they performed well here… so thanks for telling us about them Mike!! icon_salut

Wonder what a Burgundy stem/mammoth cross would look like. icon_scratch
Has any of the members ever flowered a Burgundy stem?
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Simon at Amulree has them Tony icon_thumright
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Well I must give credit where its due you are right Grub. that is as fast as I have ever seen a new introduction make it to the UK. everyone should try and pick one up if they can.
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Facebook makes things happen quicker Mike icon_thumleft
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Ordered one as well:)
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grub wrote:Simon at Amulree has them Tony icon_thumright
Hi Grub, is the dark stem hybrid a cross between burgundy stem and mammoth!
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I'll have a look at Brians wall and come back to you Tony icon_thumright
Can't find any info :(
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The only thing i've found Grub is that the Dark Stem comes from India :(
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