Re: [SG] Colocasia

At 12:18 PM 6/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi. Does anyone know if these bulbs (specifically C. esculenta 'Black
>Magic') do better sitting in water, or do they need good drainage? I see
>some kinds in water in botanical gardens and other kinds in a more normal
>situation. Also, how hard are they to winter over? I have terrible luck
>wintering over things but I wanted to give this one a try because I believe
>the plant will get much bigger with an older bulb.

I grew them in Hawaii, but didn't have to worry about wintering over there.
:)  They grow in boggy areas, I remember them growing in standing water in
large ponds. I grew them in pots then and kept the pot submerged in a deep
tray of water. Now I have them in a pond submerged a couple of inches above
the pot. I plan to overwinter them in the green house since zone 8 is not
quite warm enough. You want to keep the tuber above freezing and on the dry
side when you winter them over. Poi anyone? Yuck!
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Debra Teachout-Teashon
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Washington state of rain.
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 5
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