W-O-W I doubt if mine will top that. But I will get them measured.
Who Has the Bigest EE so Far This Year?
its still early in the growing year here
Really, Paul? I think we're kind of on the down hill side for the season, don't you Linda? I mean in another month, we could get a ... ... .. guLP ..ffffffreeeze .. (OH NO!) I DOUBT and HOPE we don't but it's possible in KS. (the reality of it all, has just floored me!)
Kansas anything is possible. But I don't look for a freeze much before November. But like I said anything is possible in Kansas.
Phew! Good, glad you said November, Linda. I like to squeak through October without a freeze scare, cause the passion vine and brugs are really putting on a show by then.
Now that I said November and you are happy something will go wrong. I'm like you I still have a lot of things that I am waiting on.
My first ee flower. Didn't know that they bloomed, have had them 4 years and no blooms. But, my black ee has bloomed, and blooming again. Do all ee's have yellow blooms?
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I think that all the Colocasia have yellow blooms.
ROX
Maybe I am doing something bad but when mine start to bloom I remove them, I thought I had read somewhere that when they bloom they quit growing. Is this wrong?
2pugdogs (should have called myself 2labdogs who like ee's)
I think that is a myth. My black ee has bloomed 5 times this year and is putting on new leaves. It is my understanding that the flowers serve no other purpose than to make us grin and say to anyone that will listen "hey look at my ee flowers". My flowers usually only last a
about 2 days at most. The flowers are not for propogating.
Earl
The Flowers Make Seed Pods
Phicks are you saying you can raise EE from Seeds?
Lavina
Yes B Willams knows a lot more about it then i do he starts 1000s every year by seeds
I stand corrected, I read somewhere that the flowers were only ornamental and propogation took place by dividing the tubors. That is what I do. I will have to watch my flowers. Thanks
Hey No promb
That is the best thing about Dave's Garden, we learn something new every day-or at least I do-lol
I had a bloom on one of mine, how long does it take for the seed pod to show up after the bloom? I don't think I have seen one.
Sandra
The flowers are not all yellow Colocasia Gigantea has white flowers and some forms of the Black Colocasia stay black.
As for seeds I would not think many people would see any seeds unless they are pollinating the plants by hand. It is a bit unclear what pollinates Colocasias in the wild but it is usually unheard of in cultivation. Colocasia Gigantea maybe the only form that I know of that seems to self pollinate so see maybe see on this form easily.
As for the rest get you a razor and paint brush and a lot of patients to get your seeds.
Here is a pick of me squeezing the seeds out of a Colocasia Berry. I have never been able to see pics of Colocasia seeds aparently no one has ever take photos of it.
Have you ever seen seed on an arum, Sandra? the berries grow inside the flower, right at the base of the cupped part. I think you might have to hand pollinate them though, as they are probably missing the beetles and small flies which would pollinate them in their native habitat. Some aroids will self pollinate, some won't. The Arum italicum plants I inherited at one of my previous rental houses were so dense, I didn't even know they had flowered the first time until the leaves started to die down and I saw the stalks with the bright red berries on them! If the EE flower withers away to nothing, then it didn't get pollinated and you can remove the dead stalk, on the other hand if the base of the flower is still there, getting bigger and fatter over time, your EE is pregnant! Best of luck, and let us know if you get any seeds, KK.
I am sure that my flower withered then, because there were no other flowers in the area for it to be pollinated by.
I was given some arum in the spring, but I guess it died. I thought it might put back out, but haven't seen it yet. I thimk the Arum is a beautiful plant with the red berries, and also for the foliage.
Isn't it amazing as many people that are lovers of seeds, as I am myself, that there would never be any pictures made of the colocasia seeds? Brian, do you then let them dry after taking the out, what is the procedure for planting them?
Sandra
I need a photo of the Thailand Giant for a garden article I'm turning in to the newspaper today. Does anyone have a high-resolution photo I can use? It would be nice to have photos taken in Kansas (2pugdogs? Aunt B?). Sorry this is such short notice. I've been in San Diego attending my son's wedding and managed to put this garden column off until the last minute.
Carolyn
Which ones are the Thailand Giant?
OMG those are huge. I want them.
Hi again,
Thanks for the link to the Thailand Giant elephant ears "scooterbug." I've had my eye on that photo but I don't have enough time to get permission to use it. I'm hoping that someone on Davesgarden will have a photo of their plant taken with their camera. I will print your name with the photo and can email you the article once it is published.
Keep 'em coming!
Smiles,
Carolyn
Here's what I have... it didn't perform this year like it did last year, I will plant it in the ground next year and see if it grows better.. this was last year. That's a 4 ft chain link fence... kinda puny compared to Plant Delights pic. I might have a couple more pics if this isn't what you had in mind, WW.
Thanks AuntB. I'll let you know if the editor chooses to use your picture. She called a few minutes ago and said she may not have room. However, I'm keeping your photo, just in case.
I've subscribed to DG for more than a year but haven't had time to really check out the forums. It's great! I can see a good potential for research. In the next column, I'm planning on doing an article on using coffee grounds in the garden. I've done a little research and it sounds interesting.
Carolyn
Carolyn do you work for the Wichita Paper?
Not the Wichita Eagle, but a smaller, monthly paper called East Wichita News. I do a gardening column and also front-page features stories a couple of times a year. If you want to get an idea of what I do, here's a link to the current issue:
http://www.eastwichitanews.com/
Click on the button that says "Click here to read our last two issues." Then, under the heading "August 2007," click on the link for pages 1-7. You'll see a teaser at the top of page one saying "A Garden of Chocolate" along with a photo of chocolate cosmos. The story is on page 6.
Here it is in our PDB http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/123816/
Find bwilliams (Brian Williams) , one of our experts, on this forum and see if he has a pic you can use
good luck,
~Shirley
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I'm not 100% what mine is... I know that is it well over 8 ft tall!
I have one growing that I can take a picture of-its pretty big and the bloom is just starting to open. The leaves are huge! I will take it tomorrow and post it and you can use it if you want to- I will take a few from different angles. I love them-they really grab peoples attention when they see it.
Xanthosoma Saggitfolia Flower and seed pod
mine are blooming also, I guess I need to watch mine a little more closely cause I haven't seen anything that pretty.
Great job Paul, keep those pictures coming.
here is the Thai Giant, blooming. I didn't get a closeup of the bloom, but I can if you want it.
Here is from the other side, the other colocasia is a Royal Hilo-which are not small, but these Thai Giant leaves dwarf them!
I want that
I have a Colocasia Gigantea coming from Brian. It says it came from Thailand.
colocasias what one am not sure
You've sent some amazing pictures. Unfortunately, the editor decided she didn't have room -- for the pictures OR the article. Disappointing. She probably had too many ads. Also, she tends to have the impression that people aren't nearly as interested in gardening in the fall and winter. (We ALL know that's wrong!) I usually do articles from March through October.
I'm saving the photos. I'll either use them in the October issue (if she still has one) or wait until next spring. I'm slated to do a story on coffee grounds in October but she may let me carry over the "Super-sized garden" article.
Thanks so much.
Carolyn
tigerlily123 cool! If you ever have any pups and want to swap that would be swell! lol