| Description | Elephant Ears with very dark, glossy, almost black foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)(es-kew-LEN-tuh) |
| 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 |
| Flowers | a yellow spathe enclosing a yellow spadix |
| Fruit | small berry, in clusters on the fleshy stalk |
| Leaves | glossy (especially in good sun),dark purple almost black, heavy corrugation, dark petioles (leaf stem) |
| Stems | corms |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| 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, smaller corms dry out quicker |
| Cultivar Origin | The breeding program of Hawaii's Dr. John Cho. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown many types of Elephant Ears over the years in pots on my patio (zone #5). They are large bold plants. |
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