For the next EE co-op? How about Gingers? Do we want them both going at the same time? We can order as many varieties as we like, just remember....MUST have minimum 72 per variety.
Are we ready?
YES!!!
I'm ready :)
Are you a glutten for punishment or what? lol
What kind of timeline are you talking about?
lol im rrrrrrrrrrready freddy!!! :]
no christmas presents this yr! lol
I'll get the list together. I learned a lot from this last one(like GET ORGANIZED). If y'all have favorites, you better mention them now, or you might not see them!!! I know we will definitely have Nancy's Revenge and Hilo Beauty. I'm thinking a week or two to order, then I'll call it in and they ship on Tuesdays, it arrives on Thursday. I'll pack it up on the following Sunday evening and take to the PO on Monday!! See how organized I sound!! Now, where is my shoe? I took it off to use my toes for counting.
LOL look under those boxes! oh i cant wait!
I hate to appear so dumb, but what is EE? If I don't ask, I don't know if I want it or not.
gingerlily, EE= Elephant Ears, like Colocasia, Alocasia...
Ok, I searched around after I asked too. Duh!!
I am interested Cala. Where is a good site to look at different varieties?
Colocasia "Fallax"
Colocasia "Ruffles"
and maybe Amazonica again
Well, okay, if you insist. Put me down for the list of houses with no Christmas too. LOL
I would like to have some Micky Mouse Ears( I think that is right), and lots of others.
oh yes, what could we get MM for????
Add another name to the list of interested folks! Hilo Beauty for sure, plus others already mentioned - all in absurd quantities ;-) Thanks!
Yes we are ready. lol Micky Mouse for sure.
OK, Mickey Mouse, Hilo Beauty, Amazonica if enough want it, Ruffles(gotta check on that one) I'll get the list together. We can order a dozen varieties if enough want them!!(that company knows me by name now, lol)
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~alan/plants/aroids/colocasia/ If I did this right, this page has alot of the different colocasia illustrated on it.
I would like the Mickey Mouse one too. Plus the Illustris looked beautiful and the Frydek, too.
Edited to say:
Cala: Ruffles sounds good too. Just get your list together and let us know.
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On one site that sells these, they want $25.00 for a baby Nancy's Revenge. The other named varieties are going for $15.00 a piece for baby plants, which would be about the size that we received. I am still amazed at the size and quality that they are. Good goin Cala.
Susie, I'm in again. Haven't received the first ones yet, but the pictures look great.
Here is the long list. I will have to check on shipping to California.
**Alocasia:
Bullatta
Cuculata
Elaine
Fantasy
Frydek
Gagaena
Imperialis--limited, may not be available
Hilo Beauty
New Guinea Gold
Portidora
Villeneuvii
Wentii
Fire Flash
**Colocasia:
Illustris
Fallax--limited, may not be available
Black Stem
Red Stem
Violet Stem
Ruffles
**Xanthosoma:
Jeoquinii lineatum--Mickey Mouse--limited, may not be avail.
Lindenii magnificum--limited, may not be available
I will call tomorrow on the availability of those that I noted, they had a very limited amount in the email list.
Ooooooooooooooooooooh, I been makin' a list!
Off the top of my head:
A. New Guinea Gold
A. Orinocco Gold
A. odora
A. philippense
A. portadora
A. frydek
C. fontanesii
Remusatia vivipara
Xanthosoma violaceum
A. longiloba
A. lindenii
C. 'MIDNIGHT'!!!!!
ok ... I'll go for Micky Mouse, too.
Variegated Uprights
Chicago Harlequin
BLACK MARBLE!!
Now, let me go find my list ....
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Ummm. That's not Micky Mouse. MM is Xanthosoma macrorrhiza albo-variegata. Let's make sure were not getting some Micky Mouse substitute.
Planter Rik, I'll double check. I could have sworn that's the one she said it was. I see on their list xan. mac. albo variegata. OK, no Mickey Mouse, the albo var. is not available :(
Jes' checkin' down the list here..... Fire Flash is a flashy new tropical, but it's not an elephant ear, or a taro, or even an aroid. It's a Chlorophytum, like a spider plant/airplane plant.
It is kinda pretty, but how far afield do we want to go?
however far Cala wants to go
"Imperialis" gave me a run for my money! That's A. nebula, formerly known as Alocasia gutatta imperialis. (whew!)
Very nice plant. Smallish, like amazonica and black velvet .... Hey, any chance we could get green velvet?
Cala count me in on whatever YOU decide on. You can't beat the prices. I can't believe you are going to all the trouble to do this again so soon. Thank you so much ! You are the best!
Count me in, too!
What happened to "Nancy's Revenge"????
This is what you wrote above...."I know we will definitely have Nancy's Revenge and Hilo Beauty." What happened? Is it not available or to expensive???
I'll have to check on Nancys Revenge, it's not showing available this week. I saw "fire Flash" and didn't notice that the names had changed, my mistake. They send the availability in Excel, and it's sometimes hard to read. Green Velvet is showing not available.
wonder if Fire Flash is like Yellow splash, might better grab those real quick.
TiG, it's an airplane/spider plant. I don't collect those. I didn't notice that the listing had changed from Colocasia to something else.
oh okay!!! nah
No Mickey Mouse???? WWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Okay, I'm better now. I will just have to find some other ones that I just have to have. :-)
I'm in too! For as many as I can get, hehe. Cala you did a GREAT job with the last ones you sent. I am having a hard time deciding on what I want........OK, I've decided, I want them ALL!
I agree with the others, I want Mickey Mouse too :-(
TL
Cala, do you think she'd hold those limited varieties for you? I'd love to have the Imperialis among others
Gosh, I wish I could get in on this - wish I could have got in on the other. You guys are so lucky that you have Cala.
are you going to have a link with pictures? Where is everyone looking? dog gone it! i want different looking ones!
oh bother! ;]
Cala! Sometime last night, I remembered another botanical name that is used for Mickey Mouse, and I just double-checked it -- Xanthosoma atrovirens albo-variegata, or just X. atrovirens. Maybe there's a chance they have it under that name.
Susie are you sure you want to take this on again? LOL.
I would order any of them from the list you provided but am most interested in these from your list:
A. Bullatta
A. Elaine
A. Fantasy
A. Frydek
A. Gagaena
A. Imperialis
A. Portadora
A. Villenuvii
C. Ruffles
X. Lindenii Mag.
And of course Micky Mouse if available.
Rik, no, they don't have that one. The reason I mentioned the jeoquinii lineatum is because Kathy said it had crinkeledy(is that a word?) variegated leaves that are variable. If they have it, I'm gonna order it for me. Here is the only picture I could find http://www.mutantpalm.com/aroids/XanthoJacqLin.html
Here is a link with some pictures, click on either alocasia or colocasia. http://www.kallus.com/aroids/plnthome.htm