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Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' (Black Magic Elephant Ear)

Type: Cultivar | Edit History      Plant ID - 9001396



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Colocasia
Species: Colocasia esculenta
Cultivar: Black Magic
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Bulb
  • Corm
  • Perennial
  • Tropical
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
  • 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
Flowering Start edit
  • Summer
Flowering End edit
Leaf Colour edit
  • Purple
Leaf Shape edit
  • Cordate
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Suitable For edit
  • Bog Garden/Waterside
Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Moist
Soil pH edit
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
  • 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic)
Bloom Colour edit
  • Yellow/Gold
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  • Division
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Contributors For This Plant
FlowerFreak22 (9625)
toni (36069)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)

Plant suggested by: FlowerFreak22 (9625)


Gardens Containing This Plant
FlowerFreak22's Garden
 Cayuga Morning's Garden
zuzu's petals's Garden


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  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Sep 29 2011
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I grow this plant outdoors in the summer in my zone 5 garden, then move it indoors in the winter. It has an interesting habit: when I water the plant indoors the leaves will "weep" droplets of pale maroon water.

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