Re: Spectacular Aroids #3

From: hesterc at niven.acpub.duke.edu (Clarence Hester) on 1997.08.25 at 15:01:59(1084) >From Dewey's post: > Xanthosoma sp. "Blackie" The Black one that everybody is talking > about. The leaf is so black that it looks like black velour. > Have we been talking about a black Xanthosoma recently? I know there's been a lot of discussion of Colocasia "black magic". Is the Xanthosoma yet another black-leaved plant? As I mentioned several months ago, I saw a Xanthosoma violacea at Kew Gardens that had almost black leaves (huge ones, too), although what is sold as Xanthosoma violacea around here always has green leaves. Incidentally, a friend of mine (not on the list) told me about a recent program on one of those "home and garden" t.v. shows. Seems they mentioned a *black caladium*, and were recommending it for the home gardener. Is there a black caladium, a black Xanthosoma, and a black colocasia (black magic), or are people debating the correct name? Clarence Hester

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