Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Elephant Ear 'Black Magic'
Not the easiest plant to grow but well worth the challenge. The leaves are a burgandy colour and form a rosette and produce stems of single azure-blue flowers.
Contributed by @Garyg
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Partial shade
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Frequent watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Elephant Ear 'Black Magic'
Latin name
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Araceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
1.20 M
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Not the easiest plant to grow but well worth the challenge. The leaves are a burgandy colour and form a rosette and produce stems of single azure-blue flowers.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Elephant ears should be planted slightly deeper than they grow as they will push up. During the growing season, Colocasia will continually produce new leaves as the older leaves continually die off.
Propogation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Colocasia can be propagated by seed or division. If sowing seed, germination should take place within 21 days.
Propogation by division
From Late Autumn TO Late Autumn
If propagating by division, you can divide the larger tubers or separate the new plantlets that form at the rhizome tips.
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