Fw: [aroid-l] New Colocasia

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2003.01.11 at 15:09:12(9809) ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:39 AM Subject: [aroid-l] New Colocasia Dear James, I do NOT know for sure, but my GUESS is that they are from collections made by Walter Pagels when he travelled throughout Indonesia and the Phillipines several years ago. Walter specialized in Aquatics, and introduced many new varieties to W. cultivation. They consist of Colocasia esculenta cultivars that are stoloniferous, and the leaves and/or petioles are colored varoius shades of purple/dark reddish/black. Some are quite cold/cool resistant and the one I saw in Cen. Florida was growing in a fish pond out doors in the 40`s. They are probably cultivated in their native lands for their edible leaves, and would probably make a good calallo! Speaking of which I shall be giving a talk to the Begonia Soc. at Mounts Bot. Garden here in W.P.B., Florida this Monday at 7.30 PM on edible ARoids, and hope to have samples of calallo, dasheen, curried chicken w/ Xanthosoma, eddoes, etc. for tasting!!! Good Growing, Julius Boos +More WPB, Florida "Don`t only grow dem, EAT DEM!!!" >>Dear all; Does anyone have any description of some new Colocasia being offered by Winterberry Farms (www.winterberryfarms.com. )? These include: Colocasia 'Pink Princess' Colocasia 'Bloody Mary' Colocasia 'Milky Way' Appreciate any descriptive information. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 E-fax 419-781-8594 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +

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