Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Colocasia "Black magic".. What is this?, 1 by emilyrasmus

emilyrasmus wrote:
I have a Colocasia esculenta (Black Magic) in my house and I just noticed two sets of these little shoots coming up. What are they? I've only had this plant for about two months (a noobie with these guys). When I first got it, there were two "plants", each was sending out new leaves independant of the other. I now have 4. Is it common for this plant to multiply so quickly? I water it almost every day--there's always water in the dish it sits in and it gets southern sun. My largest leaf is 24", which is the longest they get? Also, when a new leaf comes out, an older one starts to die. Is this common?