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Hi. My name is Kirsten Segler from The Greenery and
we want to do another segment on outdoor tropical. So there are a few more varieties that
we were able to grow this year that we simply want to introduce to you
in the next little segment. The first one here
is type of Colocasia. Now there
are Colocasias and Alocasias.
In last year's segment we did mention most of the
varieties of Colocasias and the difference between the two,
the main difference, the Colocasia, the leaf
points downwards off the stem and
Alocasia, the leaf points up with the
stem. So we just sort of pull an example of the leaf here,
you can see the stem runs up from the middle and
go straight into the rib of the leaf pointing straight up.
So this type of Alocasia is called
Calidora. It's a basic strain. It's our main
variety we sell and makes a great shade
centerpiece. One of the best structural
centerpieces for height. This specimen is
four years old so they can be over winter. You can bring them in, treat them as an
indoor tropical
or some people simply cut them back, cut all these
off, haul it into the garage, let it dry out
and it has a tuberous root system that the plant will sprout out of
the following spring. So if you're ever looking for a large, structural
shade centerpiece, this would be my choice. Alocasia
Calidora. These next two plants in front me are varieties of
Cyperus. This one here to my left is Cyperus
Alternifolius. And this one below me is Cyperus
Viviparus. And they're both sort of miniature versions
of the two varieties we mentioned in the 2012 edition of
outdoor tropicals. So if you're looking for a plant
in a smaller location or a smaller water bowl like this,
this is sitting directly in water in a net pot.
Just as a simple centerpiece with
a little bit of floaters around the outside.
Just a great choice. It can also go on a planter, a regular planter as a
centerpiece
as well. And if you really like a miniature version, that's this one here.
Really small little heads on it
compared to say, Cyperus Papyrus
which would have huge 10 to 12 inch heads
while this one only has a little three inch heads on it.
It just makes a really nice, little
container plant or water plant. Again, this can go directly
in a little water bowl or water feature.
This plant behind me is Canna Lily 'Tropicana Gold'.
Now, in the last year's episode we did mention a variety of Canna Lily called Pretoria.
Nearly identical but I do want to show you one big difference between the two.
They both have identical sort of leaf habit.
Really nice yellow strapping
so it's coming down the foliage but the flower is one thing that
is quite a bit different. I didn't realize this
last year. I sort of said there wasn't really any difference between the two but
with Tropicana Gold, you've got a beautiful two-toned flower.
So sort of lighter orange in the middle as you can see with the
bright yellow edging to it. Pretoria is just orange.
So that's one difference I want to show from this year's
segment. And while we're here we might as well give the fish
a little food.