Colocasia
This family of plants leaves have a much softer look to them for the most part. Leaves tend to point down. Would recommend digging up at the end of fall for all zones 7 and less. Hard one to kill after you plant. Well, unless your trying to...
Black Marble $10.00
One of my favorites...surprise with every emerging leaf. You never know what the pattern will be.
Black Marble in this picture was right at a year old. I'm 5'10" to give you a reference.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun
Black Magic $10.00
Green emerging leaves that turn black with sun light. This one loves sitting in water.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun
Black Beauty $10.00
Has been confused with Colocasia 'Illustris' but has a much darker leaf with slightly less green in the veins. Easy to confuse the two being Black Beauty is a mutation of 'Illustris'. I have to say I still get confused between the two....
Zone 7-10
Full Sun
Miranda $10.00
Miranda is a hard to find Elephant ear. I've heard rumors this variety has edible ears (leaves). Don't hold me to that, just what I've heard through the grape vine.
Zone 7b-10
Part Shade to Full Sun
Pink China $10.00
This picture doesn't do Pink China justice. The stems are a deep pink with exposer to sunlight. Spreads very easy. This was one small plant last year. Very hardy, most zones do not even mulch on top of this one in the fall.
Zone 6-10
Full Sun
Green Runner $8.00
This is the common Green Runner Elephant Ear and it is very hardy. DO NOT PLANT IN LAKES OR RIVERS. As much as you might love this plant, your neighbors might not want them on their property when the Green Runner spreads its wings. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should have this EE. I know, I have several.
Zone 7-10
Full Sun
Common Green $10.00
This is the Common Green Elephant Ear. Grows to have very large ears.
Zone 7-10
Full Sun
Coal Miner $10.00
Always my first EE to appear in the early spring. Looks Similar to Colocasia Illustris and may be a cross with the Green Runner. Spreads quickly for me.
Zone 7-10
Full Sun to Part Sun
Coffee Cups/Tea Cups $10.00
Coffee Cups, sometimes called Tea Cups, were discovered in Indonesian by a botanist Gregory Hambali. Very similar to Colocasia Big Dipper. In my opinion, Coffee Cups has a more shinny olive look than Big Dipper does.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun
Big Dipper $10.00
This Elephant Ear has been confused with Tea Cups many times. The leaves do not cup as much as Tea Cups and do not have the shine Tea Cups does. With that said, its a must have and can be an aggressive grower reaching very tall heights in a single season.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun
Black Stem $15.00
Very dark stems with a leaf that has a slight shine to it. I noticed with this plant it needs a little more shade than most Colocasia's if you want to keep the shinny leaves. Full sun seems to take away the shine.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun to Part Shade
Maui Magic $15.00
A very impressive colocasia who's leaves emerge purplish/black and change to a dark olive green with an almost semi-gloss shine. An aggressive grower which for me need a little extra support to stay upright.
Zone 7b-10
Full Sun
Random Colocasia $5.00
This is a wide range of Colocasia's. Might be bulbs I've mixed up. Might be one that has reverted from its variegated or blotted form to a more common color leaf. The last set of colocasia's in this group are the over stocks. Why not take a chance and get an named Colocasia at a cheaper price.
Note: Picture is a Black Marble and doesn't mean that is what will be shipped.
This page was last modified on 07.02.10