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help identifying colocasia

shenue
15 years ago

Two months ago I was given a colocasia bulb without any other identification than "colocasia". It was a round bulb, larger than a softball. I planted it and it is doing great. I figured I would ID it after it started growing. Well it IS growing like crazy but I don't know what kind of colocasia it is. It has green fleshy stems that are quite upright and it holds its leaves just like my big dipper that I got from Brian's Botanicals. However the entire plant is green. There are no color variations on the stems or veins of the leaves. The leaves themselves are broader and more 'cupped' than the big dipper leaves. Does anyone know what other Colocasia holds its leaves like that. I know it's not the "coffee cups" either. I've never had a coffee cups but from the picture on Plant Delights, the coffee cups look much like the big dipper..purple stems and veins...etc. The stems of this unidentified Colocasia are much fleshier than my big dipper's too. And as I said the entire plant is green with no variations. I hope someone can help to identify this plant for me. Thanks!

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