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Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head'


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Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head' is a taro or elephant ear with large, ruffled, dark brown, tropical foliage.


Description:
Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head' is a taro or elephant's ear with huge, dramatic, heart-shaped, dark brown, ruffled leaves on long, dark purple stems rising up to four feet tall. The blooms consist of a spathe and spadix that are yellow-green and produced infrequently. Grow as a marginal plant in ponds or in pots or beds for its foliage with evenly moist soil. Though potentially hardy they are best brought in as a houseplant. Hardy to zone 7b.


Common Name: Taro, Elephant Ear

Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)

Zone Hardiness: 7-11

Light: Full Sun, Part Shade, Part Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour: Green

Class: Deciduous

Type: Tender

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet

Stem Colour: Purple

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Swampy areas.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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