| Description | A Elephant Ears with medium green leaves splotched with irregular areas of purple. Grown as an annual in colder hardiness zones. |
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| Pronunciation | (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)(es-kew-LEN-tuh)(Mo-he-toe) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full sun, part sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist, easily wilts especially when root bound in the pot |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy, moist, must be well drained |
| Leaves | light to medium green leaves, splotched with irregular random areas of dark purple to purple green |
| Stems | corms |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet, larger in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | pruning the bottom leaves that are dying, dig the corms after the first frost, clean and store cool and dry, check periodically to see if they are dehydrating, I soak them in a pail of water for a few minutes if this happens, the smaller the corms the quicker they dry out |
| Propagation | division of corm mass |
| Cultivar Origin | A sport of Colocasia 'Burgundy Stem' via Colocasia 'Black Marble', discovered at Florida's Agristarts, USA. |
| Misc Facts | Named after the popular Cuban mixed drink. The Elephant Ears are also called Taro. All parts of the Taro can cause sickness if not cooked before consumed. Sap can also irritate the skin. |
| Author's Notes | Have grown this Elephant Ears a few times. The blotches look like someone spattered paint on them! |
| Notes & Reference | Plant Delights (www.plantdelights.com) |
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