Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta & Colocasia gigantea

From: Peter Matthews pjm at gol.com> on 2005.05.23 at 06:06:58(12953) As an edible stem vegetable (cultivar only, not the wildtype) Colocasia gigantea grows as far north as about 35 degrees N. in Japan. Here it is a summer crop that can be left in the ground over winter, with mulch and soil to protect the apical tips from cold damage (can survive this way under snow). Under these conditions, it does not grow so high as in the tropics, but it can still be a pretty plant. P. -- Peter Matthews (Dr) +More National Museum of Ethnology Senri Expo Park, Suita City Osaka 565-8511, Japan Tel. +81 6 6876-2151 (museum) Tel. +81 6 6876-8357 (Peter's office) Fax +81 6 6878-7503 (museum) Websites: The Research Cooperative http://www.researchco-op.co.nz A meeting place for research writers, editors, translators and proofreaders 2003 Conference on Research Writing in Japan: http://www.researchco-op.net/conference.html _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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