Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan what a great idea

what a great idea

evergreen fronds emanating from a central point

it's no problem to cut them to the ground

wine-red (RHS 61A) flowers with a satiny finish that are absolutely scrumptious on a multitude of 3' tall

At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant

Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan what a great idea(aka: Colocasia 'Jet Black Wonder') Colocasia 'Black Magic' was discovered in the wilds of the Philippines as a dark sport in an all green patch by collectors from a Queensland, Australia botanical garden. They subsequently shared plants with California's Walter Pagels, who first introduced Colocasia 'Black Magic' to the US. Colocasia 'Black Magic' is a four exclamation point plant with dusty, solid purple black, 2' long, spectacular leaves especially