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There are four Colocasia esculenta forms that reach these giant proportions: Colocasia esculenta ‘Big Dipper’, Colocasia 'Burgundy Stem', Colocasia esculenta ‘Jack’s Giant’, and Colocasia esculenta ‘Ruffles’. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try again. Last Updated: March 29, 2019 If growing elephant ears in the ground during the summer, pot them before frost in an appropriately-sized container and place the pot in a cool area (45-60F is ideal) where the plant receives bright light. It moves slowly in heavy dry clay but abounds freely in wet organic soils. Colocasia 'Coffee Cups', Colocasia ‘Coffee Cups’ is a unique elephant ear, discovered in the wild by Indonesian botanist Gregory Hambali and brought to the US by aroid expert Alan Galloway. As a result, the leaves are held perpendicular to the petiole. Do not over water in winter as the plants are still semi-dormant. Do not store in an airtight container which may allow moisture to build, causing the tuber to rot. All parts of the plant are edible if they are thoroughly steamed or boiled to first remove calcium oxalate crystals. ‘Black Runner’ is probably a mutation of the popular 'Black Magic’. www.eol.org Colocasia Floridata. Colocasia belong to the araceae family (whose members we call aroids) and share the unique spathe and spadix inflorescence of other aroid genera such as Arisaema (Jack-in-the-Pulpit). We have recently learned that Colocasia tubers migrate upward in the soil over time and so every few years, we dig up and re-plant the bulbs to keep them at an ideal depth of 4". One exceptional clone was later christened Colocasia esculenta ‘Coal Miner’. antiquorum ‘Black Beauty’. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. (Hardiness Zone 8-10), Colocasia fallax is a delightful dwarf elephant ear from China. A few intergeneric and interspecific hybrids have reportedly been discovered or hybridized, including Colocasia esculenta x Alocasia brisbanensis, Colocasia esculenta x Colocasia gigantea, and Colocasia gigantea x Alocasia macrorhizos. While this trait may be good for large plantings, it is less desirable in a garden of limited space. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/43\/Grow-Taro-Step-01.jpg\/v4-460px-Grow-Taro-Step-01.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/43\/Grow-Taro-Step-01.jpg\/aid10042662-v4-728px-Grow-Taro-Step-01.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"