metallic taro beginning to bloom

Might be very ordinary, but still pretty exciting to me!

Exciting to me too. I'm a long way from a bloom, dont know if it blooms at all. Mine is just labaled taro. Post a pic when it is in full bloom please.

Viv

Me three! I think I'll hit one of the Asian markets in San Fran tomorrow and see what it turns up!!

Wow! Capt, can we see the whole plant? Like those leaves behind it, too, canna?

Its not ordinary for me! Really nice.

AuntB -

Here is a view of the entire Taro Plant:

and the bed its in (disregard the browned out grass.......killing off bermuda once and for all!)

vizz - those are pretty plants. That one EE has a very long stalk!

AuntB - Yeah....those are Bengal Tiger Stripe Cannas behind the Taro. They are throwing off pups like crazy. If you want some we'll have to arrange for your daughter to stop by sometime when she is in town

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Yeah Capt, it does have a long stalk, the tag just says green taro, shallow water plant, but I repotted in potting soil.

Those metallic leaves are just beautiful.

Viv

Very nice! Are the backs of the leaves purple?

Hey capt,
In the second picture, the yellow flower on the left, is that a canna with green leaves and a burgundy stripe????????? Which one is it??? I definitely need to find one of those.
It is absolutely beautiful and very unique.
Janet

Canna Cleopatra?

JanetOS - I'm sorry, I don't know - that is Vizz8's garden pic

Badseed - the back of the leaves are more green

Oh, I'm sorry, I just realized that they were from 2 different people.
Ooopppps!!!!
Vizz8, do you know which one it is???
Janet

Janet that is a Cleopatra! Nice ID Badseed

Viv

So, the foliage on cleopatra has a burgundy stripe, also, or am I seeing things????
Thanks for the id, Viv!!
Janet

This is the Canna Cleopatra leaves.

This is Canna 'Stadt Feltbach' leaves.

Sorry about the OT Capt.

Viv

Both the foliage and the flowers are variable on Cleopatra. You never know how much variegation you will get on either. It's one of my favorite canna!

It's beautiful!!
I never knew the foliage was striped!!
I learned something today!!
Thanks Viv, I am gonna have to be on the lookout for that one.
Janet

just thought I would give some updated pics:

and one more:

Cool! thanks, oh, nice nanner leaves, too.

Thanks for the update

Viv

Capt Insano, what are you using to kill the bermuda grass? I have a back yard full to kill.

petra

sorry to say that I had to take the drastic measure of killing my entire front lawn off with Round-up

Graet bloom,
I just had mine ID'd as metalica, now I know what to look forward to.Thanks

viss8, what is the pink blooming flower/vine in the picture with your cleopatra? beautiful!

that is a fushisa, cotton candy