Plant Search » Result List



Colocasia esculenta ‘Illustris’


('productnameshort')

Colocasia 'Illustris' is a taro cultivar with large, dramatic, arrow-shaped, purplish-black leaves with a glowing green centre.


Description:
Colocasia 'Illustris' is a taro or elephant's ear cultivar with large, dramatic, arrow-shaped, purplish-black leaves with a glowing green centre. It can be grown as a marginal plant in ponds or in pots or beds with evenly moist soil. Yellowish-white spathes and spadixes may appear in summer but are usually hidden by the foliage. Though potentially hardy they are best brought in as a houseplant.


Common Name: Taro

Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)

Zone Hardiness: 8b

Light: Full Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Tender

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet

Stem Colour: Black

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Swampy areas.

Award:

Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southeast Asia

View All Plants of this Genus





Check Availability





*The Plant Encyclopedia is updated each year to provide a representation of the plants we offer, have offered, and may offer again. However, it is not a live inventory of our stock. Not all plants will be available at all times or in every year. Use the link above to enquire about the availability of this plant. Additionally, we carry many plants that have not yet been entered into our database so please enquire if you don’t see what you’re looking for. Plants are available only for on-site sales at our nursery in Richmond, BC, Canada or for shipping within Canada. We do not ship internationally. However, if you are visiting the nursery from afar, we can arrange for the necessary permits and paperwork for you to take plants back with you to your country.