Re: Colocasia gigantea-unusual inflorcense arrangement

**&* G* <a*@bellsouth.net>**

Eric,

The flowering structure that you mention is typical for this clone of
Colocasia gigantea, known as "Thailand Giant Strain".  The clone
comes into flowering within a few months, even when planted from
seed.

I grow this clone, as well as the nomal clone of C. gigantea.  I don't
ever recall seeing the nomal clone flower, so can't say if its flowering
structure is the same as "Thailand Giant strain"

Plant Delights nursery offers both clones:
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Fall/page25.html

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Schmidt" <leu242@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:53 AM
Subject: [Aroid-l] Colocasia gigantea-unusual inflorcense arrangement

> One of our [i]Colocasia gigantea[/i] is flowering. The
> inflorecenses are arranged in a flat plane. Is this
> normal for this species or is this a mutation?
> 
> Eric
> Orlando,FL
> 
> Here are photos;
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/4b4su8
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/52syc5
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/4cj9jm
> 
> 
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