Beginner Gardening: Colocasia Leaves Flopping/Laying Down, 3 by SavvyDaze

SavvyDaze wrote:
Well, now that I think about it...4 of my Colocasia (varying varieties) that are in ground & at least 5 feet away from any structures have good looking leaves and stems. None of the stems are leaning, bowing or twisting. 1 of these 4 (Mojito) receives about 3-4 hours of direct morning sun & about 1 hour in late evening with filtered shade in-between. Another 2 (Fontanesii & Diamond Head) receive about 2 hours of direct morning sun and filtered shade the rest of the day. The 4th one (Esculenta) receives direct sun from 9:30am to 2pm and 5pm to 6pm and filtered shade in-between.

However, another 5 Colocasia that are in ground and within 3 feet of a wooden fence or house wall also have nice leaves and stems with no leaning, bowing or twisting. 2 of these (Black Coral & Black Beauty) are within 2 feet of a eastern wooden privacy fence receiving about 2 hours of morning sun, then filtered shade, and about an hour of late evening sun. Another 2 (Pink China and Black Beauty) are within 2 feet of the house and receive about 2 hours of morning sun, filtered shade, then an hour of sun around 2:30pm, then bright shade the rest of the day. The last 1, another Black Beauty is within 1 1/2 feet of the house on the South side. It receives bright shade until 12pm and then receives full sun for about 2 1/2 hours, then and bright shade the rest of the day.

Pic #1: Colocasia Mojito (front) & Colocasia Black Coral (back)

Pic #2: Colocasia Esculenta (Excuse the junk pile behind it LOL)

Pic #3: Colocasia Fontanesii (center) Colocasia Diamond Head (back left of Fontanesii) Fontanesii is sending out runners and you can see 2 of them heading towards the Diamond Head.

Pic #4: Colocasia Black Beauty (Growing withing 2 feet of wooden privacy fence.) I actually dug up the mother plant to bring inside for winter and thought I dug up all the pups. Apparently, I didn't get them all because they sure are growing! This Colocasia sure does multiply & spread like crazy!

Pic #5: Colocasia Black Beauty (center) & Colocasia Pink China (Bottom left - still a baby) both growing close to the foundation of the house. Pink China just started pupping this week with 2 pups about 3-4 inches away from the main plant. This Black Beauty is the mother plant to all of my other Black Beauty. This is the one I dug up in pic #4 in late fall.