Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe

That's interesting. I live in North Carolina and take up Black Magic and
Illustris and place them in a plastic bag and put the whole ting under the
house. I don't even look at them until spring. I've done this for years and
they always come back. I guess there's no rhyme nor reason to how to carry
them over.

I'm storing them in a greenhouse now and they seem to store a little better.

Harry Witmore
Cloud Jungle Art
www.witmore.net <http://www.witmore.net>





-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
[a*@lists.ncsu.edu]On Behalf Of Plantsman
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:59 PM
To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe


I've seen this 'red dot' variety identified as Colocasia esculenta
var. aquatilis.  This same type grows for miles along the San Marcos
River, TX (between Austin & San Antonio), starting right below the
Aquarena Springs Lake dam in San Marcos.  The constant 72°F water
from the giant springs ensures that it grows very well year 'round.
It doesn't produce a tuber and is very stoloniferous.  I grew them
for several years here in Northeast TN, and a few escaped stolons
that were buried survived our cold winters.  The pots that were put
in the basement for the winter subsequently died after being dry for
a couple of months (as did my C. 'Black Magic' <sniff>).  I tried it
again with the next year and kept them moist.  They also died.
Alas, with no greenhouse and an already crowded windowsill, it was
all that I could offer them.  It seems that they don't want to go
dormant, period!

David Sizemore
Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a)
where the drought finally appears to be over for awhile


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clarence Hammer" <chammer@cfl.rr.com>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe


: Thanks Asit.  The one in ditches so prevalent here
: in central Fla doesn't seem to be a huge grower, altho maybe
'ditch'
: conditions and overcrowding
: may be stunting them.  Their leaf looks just like the
: one you posted with the red dot.  Anyone else have
: an input to firm up these identifications???
: Russ.
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "The Thaumaturgist" <asitkghosh@yahoo.com>
: To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:39 AM
: Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe
:
:
: > Hi Clarence
: > Thanks for reminding me. I don't know how I forgot to mention
the
: > very name of the subject that I wrote about.
: >
: > I believe Eddoe is Colocasia esculenta "Antiquorum".
: >
: > However the ones that you see in the ditches in Florida,
sometimes
: > called "Swamp Taro" by locals, are NOT Eddoe. I only know that
they
: > are another variety of Colocasia esculenta.
: >
: > Asit
: > ==============================================================
: > --- Clarence Hammer <chammer@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
: > > So what is the botanical name of the Alocasia/Colocasia
'Eddoe'???
: > > This
: > > looks like the one I see in ditches here in central Fla that
I've
: > > seen
: > > referred to as 'Red Dot'.
: > >
: > > Thanks for those great pictures.
: > >
: > > Russ.
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
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