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Colocasia esculenta `Black Magic`

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Colocasia esculenta `Black Magic`
Family Araceae
Genus Colocasia
Species Colocasia esculenta
Common Name(s) Taro, Black Leaf Elephant Ear
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A perennial vegetable native to Tropical East Asia. The large leaves are heart-shaped to sagittate and dark green variegated white. The tubers (or roots) are very similar to the potato and must be cooked well. The leaves can also be eaten and used in soups. May have a large amount of irritant crystals in the tubers, which can be removed by repeated boiling. This crop has a minimum growing temperature of 10C and a maximum growing temperature of 35C; the optimal growing temperature is between 21C and 28C.

Colocasia esculenta `Black Magic` - can get up to 5' tall with an equal spread. The best part about this plant is the heart-shaped black to dusty purple foliage, which works really well with any silver foliage plants, or just by itself! Black Elephant Ear can also be used along the edging of a water garden since it can tolerate high moisture

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