Over winter, elephant ears can be grown indoors as potted house plants.
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Colocasia 'Fontanesii' is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular plants in our garden. Varieties of elephant ears that form large corms, such as most C.
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However, the inflorescences are large, quite attractive and frequently fragrant... Steamed corms contain 30% starch and 3% sugar. Hardiness Zone 7-10 Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' was introduced by California's Walter Pagels.
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Do not store in an airtight container which may allow moisture to build, causing the tuber to rot. We're not talking about a little anthocyanin pigment you have to strain to see, but we are talking real WOW red from 100' away. Also, take them out before the frost.
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For healthy growth, the type of fertilizer fed to the soil must be of high potassium, although any other rich organic fertilizer would work too.
Hardiness Zone 8a-10 Colocasia esculenta 'Black Marble' aka Colocasia 'Multiflora' is an Agri-Starts introduction that sported from the old favorite Colocasia esculenta 'Burgundy Stem'. In: Hong Kong Herbarium and the South China Institute of Botany.
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If you are confused about which soil to use, check out the for different plants. The are large to very large, 20—150 cm 7. REVIEW ARTICLE Year : 2011 Volume : 1 Issue : 2 Page : 90-96 Colocasia esculenta: A potent indigenous plant , , , , Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India Date of Submission 19-Feb-2011 Date of Acceptance 18-Apr-2011 Date of Web Publication 23-Aug-2011 Correspondence Address: Rakesh Prajapati Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot - 360 005, Gujarat India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.
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