Colocasia Blackwater 3b clothed in very shiny

clothed in very shiny

topped in midsummer with dozens of 1' tall stalks of starry-shaped coral-red flowers

and other mundane chores

simply delightful

This Japanese selection of the popular

Colocasia Blackwater 3b clothed in very shinySeveral years ago, we received a shipment of Colocasia from India of which most were inferior to plants we already grew. After several years of trials, one plant stood out as an exceptional groundcover elephant ear. Colocasia 'Blackwater', our 2007 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, is similar to Colocasia 'Fontanesii' with glossy, jet black stems rising to 6' tall. The stems are topped with glossy, dark olive green leaves that are much darker and