Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic ~ Black Magic Elephant Ear, Taro indoor-houseplant The large cone panicles bloom

The large cone panicles bloom pure white and fade to pink in summer attracting butterflies

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Growing Conditions: Persian Spire™ Ironwood thrives in full sun to partial shade

Bordeaux Petunia is a mounding tender herbaceous perennial that is grown as an annual when outside

Raspberry Splash Lungwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage mottled with silver

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic ~ Black Magic Elephant Ear, Taro indoor-houseplant The large cone panicles bloomBlack Magic Elephant Ear is a dramatic, frost tender tuberous perennial grown for its massive purple black arrow shaped foliage. Its canna lily like summer flowers are infrequent and often hidden in the foliage when they do bloom. The best color occurs with filtered light and rich, moist to marginal soils. If grown in area that experiences frost, bring inside to overwinter or treat as an annual. Type: Perennial, Annual Height: 3' 6' Spread: 3' 6'