Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan many of which are winter

many of which are winter hardy in zone 7

evergreen fronds emanating from a central point

but also for its 6" long

At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant

Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan many of which are winter(aka: Colocasia 'Jet Black Wonder') Colocasia 'Black Magic' was discovered in the wilds of the Philippines as a dark sport in an all green patch by collectors from a Queensland, Australia botanical garden. They subsequently shared plants with California's Walter Pagels, who first introduced Colocasia 'Black Magic' to the US. Colocasia 'Black Magic' is a four exclamation point plant with dusty, solid purple black, 2' long, spectacular leaves especially