All I can say is wow. I am impressed.
How many forms of colocasia are out there?
Thank you for this thread and the time involved in sharing these plants.
( I think I need a 2-story greenhouse now. )
O M G all I can say is my want list has just gotten longer.
Yes please do post a alocasias and a xanthosoma list. The colocasia list will be so helpful. Love all your pictures.
Love your 'Ruffles' Brian
WOW! That is awesome! I would love to see additional pics of your other plants, too. I am a bit partial to your cannas! It is always so cool to see the variations within a single group of plants. I may have to convince my neighbor to give me a corner of hers so I can expand my empire! After all the work I put into my yard in the past year, I would hate to move before everything matures just for additional land. Oh well...
How bout Excalibur which resembles a xanthosoma. Notice the pink/bronze blush on the leaves.
And notice the striped stems on Excalibur.
And here's a pic of Fallax aka Silver Leaf. It's a delightful little dwarf variety only reaching a foot or two tall. I love the silver streak down the center.
excaliber is actually a Caladium picturatum form agri starts mislabled it as a colocasia. Fallax that is another one I think I still have a plant of it a bit hard for me to keep the thing alive I have no idea why it seems so easy sometimes.
Did anyone get washed away? The drooling hasn't stopped. There is to many I would luv.
:) Donna
Anyway bwilliams can answer in a nutshell what is the difference between colocasia, alocasia and caladium? they all look so similar (I know, sorry if this is a dumb question)
BTW, THANKS for the lovely photos! Hope you are adding them to the plant files!
B. Williams,
I'm wondering - What is the difference between colocasia, and alocasia?
And if you have a business..can you email me the web site please?
thankyou,
Rj
Yes, Brian, there is ongoing controversy about whether excalibur is a colocasia or a caladium. I don't think they've decided for sure which it is, altho it does have caladium like bulbs. The leaves look more like a xanthosoma though. So maybe it needs its own species.
I have no trouble with Fallax. It likes very moist soil, and altho I don't give it much, it still thrives for me. Everyone else I know tells me they just can't give it enough water. It begs for more and more. Mine, I guess, have learned that I'm boss. They can die and be replaced, or they can persevere. I think my "I don't give a darn" attitude sends them into survival mode since they can't guilt me into giving them anymore water than I want to. LOL
BC
I first got excaliber years ago at Fairchild it was collected by Julius boos from trinidad I believe. He is the expert on Dracontiums and Caladiums. It does not look like the normal forms because it' is a species of caladium picturatum. Which looks a bit arrowhead looking rather than the common caladium look. Sorry for sounding a bit forward on the reply though I dont like saying actually LOL but it does slip. I believe the problem was when Agri starts TC the plant they placed it as a Colocasia and gave it a culture name excaliber. I think Randy at agri starts knows it is a caladium but it has not been changed maybe it sells better if people think it is. Here is another species of picturatum
Ohhhhh, that's beautiful!
BC
Wowzers!
:) Donna
I need to add more to this thread here is a new black leaf colocasia hybrid. Maybe hardy in zone6 or more testing it out this winter.
Brian, on the one above, Nov 11 2005, is that a caladium? It is very nice. The black leaf hardy to zone 6 is nice too.
Beautiful, Brian!! I never can tell if mine are colocasia, alocasia or xanthosma!! By the way, is your Paylays Smoke correct?...I have it as Pele's Smoke. Pele is the Hawaiian Goddess of Fire (and volcanos!!!).
it is probably peles smoke as you have it written. I have seen it written the other way as well but I believe it is a mistake. This seems to be the same form commonly called black marble now in the states. Their are a few forms of it and Colocasia midnight seems to be a very dark weak sport off of it. One of the darkest velvety looking colocasias I have grown but very slow and very seldom produces pups.
I enjoyed viewing your pics, Thanks for sharing
Here is one more-Royal Hilo
Did I miss Hilo Beauty?
Hilo Beauty is not known as a colocasia it is believed that it maybe a hybrid colocasia with caladium no one is sure it has never flowered.