Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan it's no problem to cut

it's no problem to cut them to the ground

Because of its thick nature

Our 8-year-old clumps are now 4

so is a great choice for the garden where deer pressure is a concern

but also for its 6" long

Colocasia esculenta Black Magic Plants from Japan it's no problem to cut(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