Colocasia ‘Maximus Gigante’
Colocasia 'Maximus Gigante' has huge, blue-green leaves up to 4' long by 2' wide with lighter veins and a black cast.
Colocasia ‘Maximus Gigante’ is a hybrid involving C. gigantea ‘Thailand Giant’ with huge, blue-green leaves up to four feet long and two feet wide with lighter veins and a black cast. The growth rate is so fast that a four inch pot given lots of water and fertilizer can produce full size leaves by the end of the first season! If you need drama and you need it fast, this is the elephant ear for you.
Common Name: Taro, Elephant Ear
Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7b-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Foliage Colour: Bluish, Black
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tender
Bloom Time:
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Swampy areas.
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