[Aroid-l] Alocasia Black Polly

From: starsell at aol.com on 2009.12.12 at 02:56:51 Dear All,   Adding to the recent discussion of Alocasia Amazonica  including Black Polly I have found something I haven't yet encountered:   The Black Polly plants that I have had for at least a couple of years are the ones EA has sold with that tag that look a lot like Amazonica only a little more compact blade and blacker face.   This week at a local greenhouse I found that they had some there tagged "Black Polly" that were nothing like the EA one.   It was more like a lauterbachii with a very dark cast to it.   Has anyone seen this new appearance in the trade?    EA stopped selling Amazonica everywhere and now you may be hard-pressed to find one at all in any box store.  Only the blacker one, now someone has co opted the name for yet another plant.   I just call them "trade names".     Alison --part1_2a34.18e202c1.38546073_boundary----===============1090049066256432597==

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