| Description | Illustris Elephant Ears (Colocasia esculenta) is a large tropical plant having dark purplish-green leaves with lighter green veins. |
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| Pronunciation | (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)(es-kew-LEN-tuh) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full to shaded |
| Moisture | prefers moist, quickly wilts, especially when root bound in the pot |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy, moist |
| Temperature | hardy to around 32 degrees F |
| Flowers | a yellow spathe enclosing a yellow spadix |
| Leaves | up to 3 foot leaves, veins and margins green, most of the leaf blade is dark purplish-blackish |
| Stems | corms |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall, spread 3-4 feet, plants grown in warmer climates will be larger |
| Maintenance | pruning the bottom leaves that are dying, digging the corms after the first frost, cleaning 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 |
| Native Site | Native to tropical Asia and Polynesia. |
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