Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Colocasia breeding 2006, 0 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
I have one fan in each greenhouse but am thinking about adding another. Right now electrical outlets are the biggest problem not enough of them.

As for Colocasias distributing seeds. I am not sure if anyone knowns for sure how it is done or by who it is done. The seed pods could easily be eaten by birds but they are so low to the ground and hard to find. Mice or rodents maybe the case. They do tend to drop right next to the parent you would think this would no work but in most cases colocasias are in ditches and next to streams so this maybe a way to let rising waters take them away? Just a few thoughts I have had on it. The problem is colocasias rarely if ever produce seed naturaly. I have only one species that selfseeds all other forms I know of never produces unless pollinated. It seems pollination is not very common at all the window for it to happen in is usually only a few hours. I have never seen or heard of a natural cross I am sure it happens but non have been reported.

As for a season. I don't think most Colocasias have a season but you can make them have one. I find that once they reach a certain size they will flower. If you have them all a good size and plant them out in good weather come spring you will get uniform flowering among many of them. In the tropics I am sure they flower year round or when weather is suitable. Having a down time and bringing them back to a growing season tends to make them produce flowers.