Re: Colocasia"Black Magic"

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1998.10.29 at 13:37:35(2731) >>Dear All; I have a question about the Colocasia"Black Magic" - mine is just about to open it's first flower. Any chance of seed production? Anyone have a good description of the flower. Not yet open, but the colors are pretty wild. +More Advice and suggestions, please. Best Jim W.<< Dear Jim, It may be self pollenating, but if you have more than one flower, collect pollen from the oldest (with a wet paint brush) then cut the side off a new but mature flower JUST starting to open, and put the pollen on to the female portion of the spadix of the new flower at it`s lower end. Wrap the flower in plastic wrap or just put a little fungicidal power on the edge of the cut (but this may not be necessary), then wait and see!! Good luck. Cheers, Julius ju-bo@msn.com James W. Waddick Voice: 816 746 1949 8871 NW Brostrom Rd E-MAIL: jim-jim@swbell.net Kansas City MO 64152 Fax: 816 746 1939 Zone 5/6 - Winter low -10 degrees F Summer high +100 degrees F

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