Colocasia Violacea Elephant Ears (also known as Purple Taro or Violet Stemmed Taro) have large deep green elephant ear shaped leaves with purple stems and veins. Frost tender. Grows in wet soil to 10cm deep water.
Size: 4-6" circ. bulbs
Plant: 1 Bulb Per 3 Sq Ft
Bloom Time: Summer until Frost
Planting Depth: Cover with 2” of soil
Height: 4-5’
Zone: 7-11
Exposure: Shade to Partly Sunny.
Violet Stem, Colocasia violacea 4 by Silk Knoll (2018) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0I)