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Colocasia esculenta 'Black Ruffles' |
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| | Backlit by morning sun, the leaves show their intricate vein patterns |
| Common name |
elephant's ear |
| Family |
araceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial (Z7b) |
| Size |
4-6' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
moist soil |
Majestic aroid grown for its large dark ruffled leaves. It's not hardy here, so I'll be trying to overwinter it indoors. In the warm season, it lives in a large pot set in our pond's bog filtration zone.
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| | Looking sad, after several freezes into the mid-twenties (Fahrenheit) range. It'll come into the garage soon. |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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