Colocasia Black Magic

Specific epithet means edible or good to eat.

Colocasia black magic. Primarily grown for its spectacular foliage colocasia esculenta black magic taro is a tuberous frost tender perennial with long stalked heart shaped smoky purplish black leaves up to 2 ft. Unlike the leaves of alocasia which point skyward the leaves of colocasia droop and point toward the ground. Genus name comes from the greek word kolokasia used for the root of nelumbo nucifera. This dark character has two uses in one start it off in your home and enjoy its lush foliage as an indoor plant.

Colocasia jet black wonder colocasia black magic was discovered in the wilds of the philippines as a dark sport in an all green patch by collectors from a queensland australia botanical garden. It is a tuberous stemless frost tender perennial of the arum family see also calla lily and jack in the pulpit which typically grows 3 6 tall and as wide. Quantity 1 plus minus. Genus colocasia can be deciduous or evergreen tuberous rooted perennials with arrow shaped or rounded leaves often prominently veined.

Colocasia esculenta black magic taro. The 24 x 18 inch purple black leaves contrast with every other colour. Colocasia black magic argueably the most stunning of the colocasia family but just like a stunning super model it is difficult and tempramental. Black magic features unusual purplish black leaves.

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 0 reviews write review. They subsequently shared plants with california s walter pagels who first introduced colocasia black magic to the us. Available to order from spring 2021. Flowers are minute on a spadix held within a small white spathe but are seldom produced in cultivation details black magic is a tuberous frost tender perennial growing to 1 8m tall.

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