Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro-ServeScape
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro-ServeScape
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro-ServeScape
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro-ServeScape
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro-ServeScape

Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'

Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro

Regular price$27.24
/

Size

Don't Forget To Add These for Your Plants:

Illustris Elephant Ear is a dramatic, frost tender tuberous perennial grown for its massive arrow-shaped foliage with dramatic green venation and black highlights.  Its canna-lily like summer flowers are infrequent and often hidden in the foliage when they do bloom.  The best color occurs with filtered light and rich, moist to marginal soils.  If grown in area that experiences frost, bring inside to overwinter or treat as an annual.

Syn. with Colocasia 'Antiquorum'

Type: 

Perennial, Annual

Origins:

Africa

Height: 

3' - 5'

Spread: 

3' - 4'

Spacing: 

3.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

8 - 10

Culture: 

Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Yellow

Season of Interest: 

Multi-Seasonal

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Do not let soils dry out.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensWater GardenPond Edges, Foundational Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Fern, Caladium, Begonia

IMAGES: Photos by Proven WinnersColocasia esculenta, (2) Photo by cultivar413200710 179 Encinitas - San Diego Botanic Gdn, Lawn Gdn, Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' Taro, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Colocasia esculenta var. illustris 2zzCC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Colocasia esculenta var. illustris 0zzCC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

"Keep going and growing, plant joy"

Mario Cambardella
Founder, CEO

Free delivery

Unlock free standard delivery on purchases worth $200 or more. Treat yourself to your favorite items and let us take care of the delivery costs.

Guarantee

You can trust us to deliver the best quality plants. If, for any reason, your plant doesn't survive within the first 48 hours of purchase, we'll provide a free replacement.

1-Click Installation

Skip the hassle of sourcing, contacting and managing 3rd party landscape contractors. Let ServeScape's vetted installation specialists install your project for you.

You may also like


Recently viewed