Water Gardening: Colocasia Antiquorum, 1 by shadowgirl

shadowgirl wrote:
Kaperc-I grow that Colocasia in my pond, it is sometimes called Illustris. Mine is in a large pot that I stick in the greenhouse during the winter although they are hardy in the ground here. After the pond warms to above 65F I stick the pot back in the pond for the season. They die back in the greenhouse because I go easy on watering & will be putting up new shoots before they return to the pond. My Illustris are placed out in the pond by sitting them on a milk crate with about 6" of water over the top of the pot. Very easy to grow.

Louisiana Iris seem to do better planted in the ground than in the pond. I grow quite a few varieties & after the first year many would not bloom again until taken out & planted. This year has not been a good year for my Louisiana's. Out of about 25 different varieties, only 6 or7 have bloomed. Many of them got their buds nipped by the late freeze. I'm hoping more will do something for me though in the next week or so They need to get busy & earn their keep. lol

Loretta

This message was edited May 10, 2007 2:46 PM