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Colocasia 'Mojito'
Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito'
Tuber from Thailand (bulb cutting), sprout awakening
- Lighting
- 6/10
- Humidity
- 7/10
Water group
Lighting
Range, lux6000–25000
Optimal, lux15000
Photoperiod, h12-14
Direct sun✓
Humidity
Medium-high
Warm humid air, warm tray
Optional, likes humidity
Watering
FrequencyAbundant
MethodTray / container with water
The pot stands in a container of water. While the roots are weak — a layer of 1-2 cm, do not submerge it halfway. Change the water completely, do not just top it up
Wick wateringAcceptable
Acceptable, but not needed in semi-aquatic mode — water is supplied from below
Soil
Feeding group
Risks & warnings
- Speckling may disappear (leaves plain green) — this is the nature of the cultivar, not a deficiency
- The tuber rots from cold + overwatering in the awakening phase
- All parts are toxic if eaten (calcium oxalates)
Care notes
- •Bulb cutting — a tuber fragment: plant in warm, damp substrate and wait for a sprout (2-6 weeks)
- •'Mojito' — green leaves with black-purple speckles and strokes, the pattern is unstable, every leaf is different
- •Speckling is a genetic pigment, NOT albo variegation: do NOT reduce nitrogen, feed as normal (canister B)
- •Do not repot until the roots are strong — ideally until they show from the drainage holes
- •Summer outdoors: pot in a container of water, container in the shade. It needs warmth, not sun — the task of the phase is to build up roots
- •Bring indoors before nights below 15°C (end of October); before bringing in, quarantine for 2 weeks — inspect leaf axils and the undersides of leaves
- •Bright light helps the speckle contrast; full sun only for a mature plant with a developed root system, not for a tuber with a couple of leaves
- •Heavy feeder and big drinker — keep the soil moist
- •Dormancy is possible in winter (leaf drop) — the tuber is alive, keep it warm and slightly moist