| Description | Elephant Ears with purple veins and dark petioles. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)(es-kew-LEN-tuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 7b-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 | 12 inch, medium green, purple veins, reddish veins on backside, reddish petiole |
| Stems | corms |
| Dimensions | 36 inches, 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, smaller corms dry out quicker |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | 2008 John Cho, Hawaii USA |
| Author's Notes | The first set of images I added to this section doesn't shown the veins as dark as they can get. I have seen some plants with very dark mottled leaves. The first time a saw this I through they may have a problem. |
| Notes & Reference | Plant Delights (www.plantdelights.com) |
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