Name: Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Monrovia® Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro
Brand: 33 - Monrovia Cairo
SKU: ANN-COL-ESC-ILLUSTRIS-5G-MON
Price: 74.02 USD
Availability: InStock

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

$74.02

Size

5 GALLON

Don't Forget To Add These for Your Plants:

Barefoot Organics®

Compost PLUS

10 Lbs Bag

+$12.99
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CLM Complete Landscape Mix

40 lbs

+$16.99
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WSM Woodland Soil Mix

40 lbs

+$12.99

Monrovia® 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, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Water Garden, Pond Edges, Foundational Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Caladium, Begonia

IMAGES: Photos by Proven Winners, Colocasia esculenta, (2) Photo by cultivar413, 200710 179 Encinitas - San Diego Botanic Gdn, Lawn Gdn, Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' Taro, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Colocasia esculenta var. illustris 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Colocasia esculenta var. illustris 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

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Do not let soils dry out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLANDSCAPE USES:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Accents or Group Plantings,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Borders\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/border\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/border\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBorders\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Woodland Gardens\" href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWoodland Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Water Garden\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/water-garden\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/water-garden\"\u003eWater Garden\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Very Wet Areas\" href=\"\/collections\/very-wet-area\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/very-wet-area\"\u003ePond Edges\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFoundational Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMPANION PLANTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/dryopteris-cycadina-black-scaled-male-fern\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/dryopteris-cycadina-black-scaled-male-fern\"\u003eFern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/caladium-white-christmas-white-christmas-caladium\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/caladium-white-christmas-white-christmas-caladium\"\u003eCaladium\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/begonia-grandis-alba\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/begonia-grandis-alba\"\u003eBegonia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIMAGES: \u003c\/strong\u003ePhotos by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\"\u003eProven Winners\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\/plants\/colocasia\/illustris-elephants-ear-colocasia-esculenta\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\/plants\/colocasia\/illustris-elephants-ear-colocasia-esculenta\"\u003eColocasia esculenta\u003c\/a\u003e, (2) Photo by \u003ca data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" title=\"Go to cultivar413's photostream\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\"\u003ecultivar413\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/50121405996\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/50121405996\"\u003e200710 179 Encinitas - San Diego Botanic Gdn, Lawn Gdn, Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' Taro\u003c\/a\u003e, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_2zz.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_2zz.jpg\"\u003eColocasia esculenta var. illustris 2zz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/a\u003e, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_0zz.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_0zz.jpg\"\u003eColocasia esculenta var. illustris 0zz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-22T02:58:50-04:00","created_at":"2023-09-22T02:58:50-04:00","vendor":"33 - Monrovia Cairo","type":"Annual","tags":["*id","2-3ft-spread","3-5ft-height","all","annual","container","contemporary","cottage","deer-resistant","dramatic-color","easy-care","edging","evergreen","gift","green-leaf","heat-loving","long-bloom-season","mass-planting","moderate-growth","moderate-water","monrovia","multicolored-leaf","part-sun","perennial","rabbit-resistant","red-leaf","semi-evergreen","size-5-g","spring-bloomers","spring-flower","summer-flower","sustainable-garden","tolerates-urban","toxic","tropical-garden","xeriscape","yellow-bloom","zone-10","zone-11","zone-8","zone-9"],"price":7402,"price_min":7402,"price_max":7402,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44661678637298,"title":"5 GALLON","option1":"5 GALLON","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"ANN-COL-ESC-ILLUSTRIS-5G-MON","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' ~ Monrovia® Illustris Elephant Ear, Taro - 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Its canna-lily like summer flowers are infrequent and often hidden in the foliage when they do bloom. The best color occurs with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\"\u003efiltered light\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand rich, moist to marginal soils. If grown in area that experiences frost, bring inside to overwinter or treat as an annual.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSyn. with Colocasia 'Antiquorum'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 532px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 532px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 23.2px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 23.2px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Perennial\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/perennial\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/perennial\"\u003ePerennial\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e Annual\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 23.2px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 23.2px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAfrica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 23px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 23px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3' - 5'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpread: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3' - 4'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpacing: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3.5'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 12px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zone: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 - 10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 25px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCulture: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Partial Sun\" href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePart Sun\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 13px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloom Color: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYellow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 17px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"height: 17px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 318.4px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 318.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeason of Interest: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 200.6px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 200.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Multi-Season Interest\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/attractive-foliage\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/attractive-foliage\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMulti-Seasonal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMAINTENANCE NEEDS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Low maintenance. Do not let soils dry out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLANDSCAPE USES:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Accents or Group Plantings,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Borders\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/border\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/border\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBorders\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Woodland Gardens\" href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWoodland Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Water Garden\" href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/water-garden\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/collections\/water-garden\"\u003eWater Garden\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Very Wet Areas\" href=\"\/collections\/very-wet-area\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"\/collections\/very-wet-area\"\u003ePond Edges\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFoundational Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMPANION PLANTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/dryopteris-cycadina-black-scaled-male-fern\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/dryopteris-cycadina-black-scaled-male-fern\"\u003eFern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/caladium-white-christmas-white-christmas-caladium\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/caladium-white-christmas-white-christmas-caladium\"\u003eCaladium\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/begonia-grandis-alba\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/servescape.com\/products\/begonia-grandis-alba\"\u003eBegonia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIMAGES: \u003c\/strong\u003ePhotos by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\"\u003eProven Winners\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\/plants\/colocasia\/illustris-elephants-ear-colocasia-esculenta\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.provenwinners.com\/plants\/colocasia\/illustris-elephants-ear-colocasia-esculenta\"\u003eColocasia esculenta\u003c\/a\u003e, (2) Photo by \u003ca data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" title=\"Go to cultivar413's photostream\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\"\u003ecultivar413\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/50121405996\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/50121405996\"\u003e200710 179 Encinitas - San Diego Botanic Gdn, Lawn Gdn, Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris' Taro\u003c\/a\u003e, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_2zz.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_2zz.jpg\"\u003eColocasia esculenta var. illustris 2zz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/a\u003e, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_0zz.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colocasia_esculenta_var._illustris_0zz.jpg\"\u003eColocasia esculenta var. illustris 0zz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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