Blad-leaf Colocasia esculenta Black Magic - Elephant Ear

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Colocasia esculenta Black Magic also known as Elephant Ear belongs to the Araceae family. The Arum (Zantedeschia) also belongs to this family.
This Colocasia Black Magic is considered good winter hardy and looks particularly attractive.
The plant grows to a height of approximately 70/100 cm, has dark purple stems and large black leaves.

The Colocasia likes extra water and on-time nutrition in the summer, this greatly benefits growth.
Can also be used as a marsh plant in a shallow pond area, the plant gets a lot of surplus nutrition from your water.
Planted in the open ground it can easily overwinter, but to be sure, throw a layer of peat litter or old leaves where the roots are. Plants that we deliver between November and April have no foliage, plants sprout again in May.
This way you are assured that the plant will come back from the ground with new shoots at the end of April / beginning of May.
This perennial plant should not be missing in an exotic or tropical garden.
Winter hardiness zone 7b (-12 / -15ºC).