Colocasia "Black Magic" - reverting?

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1999.05.10 at 16:09:03(3342) Last summer I had a Colocasia "Black Magic" - the dark purple one that goes by about a hundred other names. Fortunately, it was one of the Colocasias that did form a tuber and I was delighted there was a chance I'd be able to grow it this season without purchasing a new one. I've now planted it and what I see coming up looks very much like a generic green Colocasia esculenta. Do they commonly (or occasionally) revert? Might it get darker in brighter light? (Currently it's in my greenhouse but now that the trees have leafed out, it's partially shaded and is growing in dappled sunlight.) Les

From: ManFont at aol.com on 1999.05.12 at 03:03:30(3346) In a message dated 5/10/99 12:08:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lkallus@earthlink.net writes: << Last summer I had a Colocasia "Black Magic" - the dark purple one that +More goes by about a hundred other names. Fortunately, it was one of the Colocasias that did form a tuber and I was delighted there was a chance I'd be able to grow it this season without purchasing a new one. I've now planted it and what I see coming up looks very much like a generic green Colocasia esculenta. Do they commonly (or occasionally) revert? Might it get darker in brighter light? (Currently it's in my greenhouse but now that the trees have leafed out, it's partially shaded and is growing in dappled sunlight.) Les >> Les, Increase the light level over time in order not to burn the leaves. At higher light levels the trademark color will return. Regards! Luis Fontanills Miami, Florida USA

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk) on 1999.05.17 at 18:06:46(3363) Les, Put your Colocasia in bright light... They will take full sun... Then it should get dark again.... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1999.05.18 at 15:04:42(3369) In fact I have and it did. Thanks all for the advice. At least there's one plant I won't have to replace this year. Furthermore, I'm glad to see it can be stored safely over the winter. Now one more question: The tuber didn't sprout from the center. Instead there are smaller Colocasias growing fromt he sides of the tuber. Can the be safely separated now that they each have about 2 or 3 leaves or is it too late and should I wait until the end of the season when the tuber is dug up? I do plan to grow it in direct sunlight. It appears that's the way to get the largest tubers possible. That was the advice last year and it worked. Les +More At 01:07 PM 5/17/99 -0500, you wrote: >Les, >Put your Colocasia in bright light... They will take full sun... Then it >should get dark again.... >Dewey > >Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut >THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE >Your Source for Tropical Araceae >Go to > >

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk) on 1999.05.18 at 19:01:12(3371) Whack it, Lester.... You might dust the cuts with a fungicide but it will grow.... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

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