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I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« on: August 07, 2011, 01:41:59 PM »
It was magnificent!  I am trying it, but it doesn't not look too happy yet.
It is the "Black Beauty"
I did use a tad of Miracle Grow on the surface of the pot.

Here is a happy one in the ground. I dare not let it get dry. It really wilts!
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 01:07:55 PM »
The one growing in the tub appears to be Colacasia "Illustris".
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2011, 02:19:14 PM »
 will check
I took ot out of the tub and put it next to the in ground one.  It was doing poorly.
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011, 03:04:06 PM »
I like the idea, so I "stole" it before you posted it!  ;D

Couple of weeks back, wife wanted to do something with the Taro that growing more-or-less "wild" around the remains of my original watergarden. So, we took a medium sized yard bucket and put some of the bagged fill dirt in the pot, mixed in some Black Cow composted cow manure, along with a healthy dose of Red Dynomite plant food and potted a small, Violet Stem Taro, along with some sort of bog iris she bought, and as an afterthought, I added a rescued bit of Lizzard's Tail.

Seems to be growing fairly well. I haven't taken a pic in a while, but here's what it looked like back on 7-18-2011.



Everything in the bucket has grown quite a bit since then. I could take another picture in the morning and post it to show the growth rate. Have to say, it would normally have grown a lot more, but after all this overcast and rain, most everything has slowed down quite a bit.

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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2011, 04:30:01 PM »
Looks great. Mine seemed to not like being in water all the time. I am now tying just boggy!
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2011, 04:37:24 PM »
Maybe it is a variety of Alocasia. Unlike Colacasia, Alocasia prefer well-drained soil. Haven't seen a Colacasia yet that didn't go 'Rabid' in a pond environment.
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 08:54:44 AM »
Took another picture today. Had to rotate and crop it, to get everything in, from the same spot as the first one.



Couple of weeks can make a difference! This bucket will have from just a bit to 4 to 6 inches of water over the soil, depending upon the amount of rain. I should have put a hole in the side, to keep a max of 4 inches of water in it. But, since it seems to be working as is, I don't think I'll mess with it.

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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 07:35:54 AM »
Colacasia love water and will grow very well--Jerry you can expect some shock from the transplant it may even loose some leaves but, will take off in no time....
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 07:07:22 PM »
Here isw a pic of my Black Beauty taros in my bog pond.
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Re: I saw a Black Taro in a tub of water
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 10:25:54 PM »
beautiful Mather
Tranquility it is recvovering nicely.
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