| Description | A group of large plants with leaves, veins and petioles that can have different colors. An easy to grow plant. Adds a tropical look to your garden. |
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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 | 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 | large green, colors can be: dark green. light green, dark almost black, mottled, blotched, veins: green, purple, reddish, petioles: green, purple, reddish |
| Stems | subterranean corms or tubers |
| Roots | fiborous |
| 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 |
| Author's Notes | I don't know how many times I walk past these tropical looking plants at various gardens. One day I purchased some and found easy to grow. |
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