Im potting up babies I had collected from around the garden,can anyone help with an Id on this one please.
Colocasia or Alocasia ?
OOOps sorry about the pic.
'Black Stem'?
Robert.
young mac from what I can tell but thats hard to say.
I usually end up gardening after work past sunset , I'll try to get a picture of the mother tomorrow in the daylight. I would say the stem is more purple.
If the stem is red or dark it would most likely be Alocasia rubra Macrorrhiza a red stem form. It would help out a lot if you knew were it was from? It would be very hard to ID until mature unless you know were you got it? It is definatly a Alocasia and the only common dark stems forms I have seen are Mac Rubra and Odora purple stem form and plumbea . Here is a pic of Alocasia mac rubra. This is my plant and it would be sometime before you could tell if this is the same as yours. .
This message was edited Aug 19, 2006 11:38 PM
Thanks Brian
Before I joined DG I bought a whole load of EEs at HD one day , to fill one area of the garden. Before I knew it they were every where. I never knew there were so many different named ones untill I followed your threads. Most of mine are one of three types although the same one can look completely different, in different areas of the garden with varied conditions. Im going to get some pics and see if i can finally name them all, would you mind helping.
Not at all show some good pics of leaves and stems and I should be able to ID most. This one is hard to ID it seems to be Mac from to me but so young to be positive on the ID
OK Brian here goes, these are the best pictures of the bunch
#1
Dark leaf dark stem
#1b
stems of same plant same plant
Try Again
#1b
stems of same plant same plant
#1c
Stems of same plant and new growth showing a lit of Pink/Purple (Same plant different location with more ligh)
#1d
Same plant Back of leaf with Pink/Purple colored veins
#2a
A pup I got from a friend his is almost over his house Giant something, Has grown 3 feet in 3 weeks.
#2b
Stems and flower of the Giant.
#3a
This one i have everywhere, Lighter green leaves with light green stems. Grows like crazy likes to spread it leaves.
#3a
and its stems
#4a
Aloc. Mac. Variagata ( happy camper in this spot started from a shoot that got caught up in the potting soil so I left it there and its been my best performer)
#4b
Aloc. Mac. Var babies , I just can never seem to get the mix of soil and light right , they do so well for a while and then look distressed. One was huge and then got three all white leaves and slowly wilted back to to a small plant again
#5
A pot of stragglers, Every time I find one thats made its way some where I shouldn't be I pop it in here .An African mask ( i Think) I saved it from a clump that got spidermites last year and died.
#6
My Favorite Hilo Beauty
I have others too, Since ive discoverd the different sports I cant help my self but im waiting for them to develop before I plant them Including yellow splash that I got from you ( very excited about that one)
Thanks Neil
Forgot one
#6a
Small light green compact and sturdy , may be the same as the others but is in full sun
#6b
Stems of same
#1 Alocasia Plumbea metalica
#2 Xanthosoma Sagittifolia
#3 Alocasia either hunduras or a species out of australia forget the name off hand but usually has some very light markings on the stems? found it brisbanensis
#4 Alocasia mac var
#6 is often called odora but it is not it is a miniture form Alocasia gageana
Cool..... I'm off to learn some more about them.
Thank you so much "Oh knowledgable one".
Neil
BTW do you have a direct link for the P. Andreanum Melanochrysum
What is the difference between A plumbea metalica and A plumbea nigra?
Im no expert but it seems they are both similar in dark green and burgandy stems where as the Nigra (aka Indica) has waxy green glossy leaves the Metalica has a Metalic sheen quaility with a pewter shade under leaf. I'll have to check mine again as one has less metali c color than the other, Maybe i have one of each .
Mine seems to have a purplish back of leaf and stems, front of leaf is dark green with purplish veins. I can't take a photo right now, all batteries are recharging.
They are the same Metallica was a horticulture name given to the plant to help it sell better. Plumbea is its true species name. Their are a few forms with white stems pink stems and some variegations. I have grown them all and in most cases non are truely stable they will go from one end to the next the most stable is the darker forms which rarely produce the lighter colors.
Here is a pic of a normal dark form
Here is a pic of one with white stems to pink. Usually this form will produce some variegated leaves.
Yeow, what are you feeding that thing? I love it, my little guy is only about 14-16 inches.