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id: some material under this name is really C. esculenta var. antiquorum 'Illustris' which differs
id: in lacking a clearly defined central silver shield. 'Jenningsii' has green veins
id: distinctly reaching to the margin while 'Illustris' is often darker green near
id: the margins.
source, photo: Plant Delights

ht: 60 in.
lc: purplish-black with a whitish midrib.
ll: to 24 in.
so: Plant Delights

ht: 30 in.
lc: dark blackish-red with marbling of light and dark pigments. This has fine marbling and not large zones as 'Illustris'
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

so: agristarts.com (online catalog 2003, without description).

ht: 72 in.
ha: consistantly "running" with stolons, each producting new plants. 'Black Magic' is more of a clumping, "stay put" plant.
lc: darker blackish-purple than 'Black Magic'
lm: slightly more undulate than 'Black Magic', giving a more elegant look
ll: to 24 in.
so: Plant Delights (Spring 2003 Catalog, 34, with color photo)

ht: 60 in.
st: longitudinally striped greenish-white to cream
lc: marked by large lighter green sectors in some blades.
or: found by John Joicus of Chicago Field Zoo c. 1993 in species planting
photo: NCSU
so: Plant Delights

ns: per Glasshouse Works 2001 online catalog this is a synonym of 'Black Magic'
ns: but we have seen the common name "Cranberry Taro" used for a species
ns: labeled as Colocasia rubra. The name 'Cranberry Stem' is also used for cultivar
ns: 'Ulaula Kumu-Oha' which are red stems but a green (NOT black) leaf

ht: 36 in. - shorter than many clones
lc: irregularly mottled and sectored white, cream, and light gray. It is somewhat unstable but the varied variegation is usually quite
lc: appealing. Unlike some of the sectored Alocasia and Monstera mutations, this cultivar has both large sectors and many fine flecks and spots.
or: Hawaii.
ns: the RHS PLANT FINDER 2003 adds an 'Elepaio Keiki' for junglegardens.co.uk
in, so: Plant Delights (Fall 2003 Catalog: 11, with color photo)

so: agristarts.com (online catalog 2003, without description).

ht: 80 in.
st, pet: purplish black to black, sometimes reddish-purple  - variable with growing conditions and thus numerous names have been used.
ll: to 36 in.
lc: glossy green. Some leaves are lightly purple tinged but never to the extent of 'Black Magic'. They often have dark red to purplish veins, especially below.
lc: overall it appears to be a green-leaved plant except in the petioles.
ns: Graf assigns this cultivar to C. antiquorum which is now regarded as variety of C. esculenta. He lists it from Ceylon.
ns: we note that the 1988 Glasshouse Works Catalog (page 18) describes it as having leaves that are glaucous blue-green. This suggests their
ns: clone could have been what is now called 'Miranda' today (see below). 'Fontanesii' is used here for the glossy green clone while the
ns: glaucous, matte-finished clone has been separated under the name 'Miranda'.
so: Plant Delights
so: Pacific Ponds

lc: mostly white with about 25-35% of the blade being green on the midrib
lc: and primary lateral veins.
so: Ty Ty

ns: a listed name for a larger, green-leaved variation. Better quanification of it is needed. See also 'Jolly Green Giant'

ls: pelate, sagittate
lc: bright green, 70-95% suffused and mottled dusky purple, much greener on the margins. Midrib and secondary veins are mostly green and
lc: give good contrast. Greyish-green below. Leaves are highly variable in the amount of illustration, especially with some having more
lc: green on the margins than others. It been called the "black Caladium" though it's not in that genus.
ns: var. antiquorum is considered to be the Japanese variety of this high variable species.

ns: this name has been traced to Southern Exposure Nur.

ht: taller than species typical
ll: larger than species typical
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

st: purple
lc: dark purple to purplish-green with some green sectors and marbling
or: derived from 'Purple Stem' per Agristarts catalog 2003
so: agristarts.com (online catalog 2003)

st: pink tinged
lc: mottled and sectored white, irregularly
id: may be a related clone of 'Elepaio' type or a parallel mutation to it.
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

st: distinctly dark purple to reddish-purple, much like [burgundy stem] though it has been sold as 'Violet Stem'.
lc: darl greyish-green, matte finish, moderately glaucous compared to the glossy, much greener [burgundy stem]. It has some interesting
lc: irradescent sheens in center lights.
lt: surface often distinctly puckered and rugose, unlike the generally smooth [burgundy stem]
ns:

lc: 1/4 to 1/3 center of the blade is white. Some veins are white to about half
lc: their length.
source, photo: Caladiumbulbs.com

ns: this name listed with the RHS is attributed to a Mulu Nursery. It undoubtetly has black pigments or markings of some kind.

so: junglegardens.co.uk (RHS PLANT FINDER 2003)

st: distinctly pink or pink tinged
lc: medium green
ch: USDA 7 - more cold hardy than some clones
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

so: a listed name with  Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

ht: 48 in.
st: bright red, almost a rhubarb-like quality. It is never dark burgundy or blackish as with 'Fontanesii' clones or [burgundy stem]
lc: medium to lightish green
in, so: Plant Delights (Fall 2003 Catalog: 11, with color photo)

ns: listed name with the ISU 2003. This is probably another name for one of the red-stemmed clones

ht: 72 in.
ha: clump-forming - unlike some species clones.
ll: to 36 in.
lm: margins distinctly undulate or wavy compared to species typical. The overall
lm: effect from a distance is that of a scalloped margin.
or: discovered by Henry Jackson in a garden in Anniston AL USA
so: Plant Delights

lc: irregularly mottled blackish-purple or smokey-purple at 40-50% of surface. It is not as regular as 'Illustris' nor as fine as 'Black Marble'
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

st: dark red (cranberry-colored)
lc: dark green
ch: more cold hardy than some clones
so: Winterberry Farm (online catalog 2003)

lc: "splashed"
li: Yokoi, M. and Y. Hirose. 1978. Variegated Plants. Siebundo Shinkosha Pub. Ltd.

lc: sectored yellow up to 80% of the surface
photo: NCSU

so: Plant Delights

so: Florida Aquatic

so: junglegardens.co.uk (RHS PLANT FINDER 2003)