I acquired these aroids last spring, I know what was suppose to be sent tome but none of them had theirnames attached so I've not been able to put their names with the proper aroid.
One of the 4 have also died onme, and I don't know which one it was, but I did save all 4 tags
here's what the tags say
Alocasia odora okinawa silver
alocasia odora aureo variegata
colocasia esculenta Elepaio maybe spelled wrong
and one called esculenta yellow splash
Now I know that esculentas have the pinkish red dot inthe center of the leaves.Right?
None of these have the pink dots in the center of the leaves. so I guess I was sent something else other than these four.
But if you all could help me id these it would be wonderful
#1 looks like yellow splash, but isn't it suppose to have it's pink dot?
Still trying to name these aroids
My guess is #1 is Yellow Splash, #2 is Odora aurea variegata although I think it really should be Gageana, #3 looks to me like Chicago Harlequin. I don't see Okinawa Silver or Milky Way(Elepaio) in those pictures. Just my amateur guess........
I've got chicago harliquin and it' doesn't have the mottled leaves that the number 3 has
Also, I thought splash was an esculenta that number one doesn't have a spot in the center of the leaf like esculentas are suppose to have.
But yet number 3 does have a spot on one of it's leaves like the esculenta does.
Also. my other chicago harliquin doesn't have white/green stripes all up and down the stem like # 3 picture does
Kathy did I give you that last plant? Maybe when I sent you the Brugs?? It looks just like the odd ball that I had posted a few weeks back.
Caren
The second one is "odora aureo variegata" and I think you lost the Okinawa Silver.
LariAnn
I figured I lost the expensive one LOL
No Caren, none of these I got from you. It does look like the one you were trying to id, LOL but it came from someone else Good thing I didn't end up paying for these, cause he sent the wrong ones , definitely not the ones I ordered.
Kathy-
For image #3.
Are all the leaves mottled?
Do you see a brownish-purple edge going up the stem edge (lihi)?
Is there any pinkish coloring at the top of the stem where the leave meets the stem?
ROX
Sorry it took so long for me to post these pics.
There is a chance that you have Manini Kea, a Hawaiian taro.
I will post several pics.
Here's a pic of the stems. Notice the green and yellow green stripes along the entire length of the stem. Older plants have some interrupted reddish purple stripes with conspicuous reddish-purple where the leaf attaches.
It does look lik emine doens't it, Mine's alot younger than yours is. no runners yet.
The "runners" are only about 1-3" and send up pups near the main plant.
As you plant matures, we can also compare leaf shape.
ROX
