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Black Magic Elephant Ears

Towering Form

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Velvety leaves up to 2' long, with deep purple color. Plant as a dramatic screen or focal point to fill in along foundations. Towering form. Dig bulbs for winter storage north of zone 7.

Product Information:

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Height: 4-6'

Deer Resistant

Size: Potted

Zones: 7 to 10

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Black Magic Elephant Ears Product Details

Botanical Name:	Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Form:	Tender, deciduous perennial
Sun Exposure:	Partial Shade/Full Sun
Height/Habit:	5' - 6' tall, large oval shape
Spread:	4' - 5'
Spacing:	3' - 5'
Hardiness Zone:	7 - 10
Foliage Type:	Huge, oval leaves up to 2' + long and 18" wide. Deep purple-black. Ornamental from mid summer to frost.
Flower Form:	The Jack-in-the-Pulpit-like flowers are small, insignificant and rarely produced.
Flower Color:	Cream
Flowering Date:	Summer
Planting Requirements:	Plant 2 - 4" below soil level. Keep well watered. Best to mulch if not grown in standing water.
Soil Requirements:	Deep, moisture-retentive soils. They are heavy feeders.
Growth Rate:	Fast, establishes quickly
Unique Characteristics:	A wonderful tender perennial grown in the north as an annual where the rootstock is dug prior to winter and stored in a frost-free environment. Huge bold foliage makes a dramatic accent in the garden. Perfect to grow with other gray foliage plants, or with pink or red flowered plants. One of the most outstanding structural plants for a garden, bringing a bold exotic, tropical look to borders or containers. It can be used as a specimen or mass planted where it can be a unique hedge or screen. Easy, to grow, requires little more than deep watering in dry spells. The foliage emerges green then turns black. Introduced by Walter Pagels in California.
Pruning:	None
Additional Information:	Lift tubers and over-winter them in a frost-free environment. The taros replace the potato in tropical regions as a source of food. C. esculenta is most frequently grown to make "poi."

Black Magic Elephant Ears Customer Reviews

No fuss plant! Review by J. Hicks - Amissville, VA
Posted on 2013-02-14 16:39:06

I have these and various other types of elephant ears. I have never brought them indoors for winter. I simply throw a little mulch down and wait till spring. They come up bigger and bigger every year!

Black Elephant Ears Review by Brooke - Carnegie, PA
Posted on 2012-07-11 19:03:44

OMG! I bought two Elephant Ears and put them in some large cobalt blue pots. They are HUGE and BEAUTIFUL. I keep them moist and they get afternoon sun. I put them in pots so that I can bring them in for the cold winters here in Pennsylvania. My neighbors are so impressed that they are going to get some for next Spring. They add a nice touch of garden drama.

POT THEM FIRST Review by marc - college park, MD
Posted on 2012-05-07 11:42:45

bought 4 of them and planed them outside. they are healthy but small and planting directly outside was def a bad idea. Get them going in a pot with potting soil for a few weeks and they will thrive

Exceptional Elephant Ear! Review by Thomas - Baltimore, MD
Posted on 2012-02-06 10:40:03

I live in Zone 7 and purchased this item. Moved it inside the first winter and the next spring replanted it outside. It grew to and enormous size the second year and I can't wait to see how it does next summer.