Black Magic
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Black Magic is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long.
Bloom time
Foliage plant
Hardiness
Zones 8–11
Sun
Part sun
Water
High water
Mature size
3.9 ft × 3.3 ft
Type
Bulb
Verification
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Black Magic
Plant it in part sun. It prefers high water. It is hardy in USDA zones 8–11. Expect it to reach about 3.9 ft tall and 3.3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
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Drop this plant onto a 3D plan, see how it fills in, and watch your whole garden bloom across the year.