Re: [aroid-l] Question--Colocasia "Black magic"

From: Harry Witmore <harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2004.03.14 at 13:04:57(11271) Dean, I believe these are 2 different species that happen to look allot alike. I have heard the one that produces runners called Black Runner, but I'm not sure if that's a correct name or not. +More At 10:32 PM 3/13/2004 -0800, you wrote: Can any of you aroid experts answer the following question about the "Black Magic" colocasia? I grow it in So California and also in Hawaii. The leafs look identical to me in both locations so I always assumed they are the same species. However, when grown in California it "suckers" only right next to the base of the mother plant. The suckers are so close it is even hard to split off the "pups." In Hawaii it sends out long runners (3-5 feet long) with a plantlet on the end like I have seen other Colocasias do. But the "Black Magic" I grow in California has never sent out a runner. And the one I grow in Hawaii only seldom suckers close by. Are there two different species of "Black Magic" or is this difference in growth due only to climate? Thanks for any feedback, Dean --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.618 / Virus Database: 397 - Release Date: 3/9/2004 Harry Witmore Zone 7 NC Cloud Jungle Art Epiphytes.Org Cloud Jungle ePiphytes --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.618 / Virus Database: 397 - Release Date: 3/9/2004

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