Colocasia esculenta

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Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta 

Common Name: black magic taro

 Family: Araceae 

 Distribution/Origin: Malaysia 

Leaf: simple and sagittate 

 Flower: spathe, rarely flowers  

 Fruit/Seed: berry 

 Stem/Bark: dark purple

Size: mature - 1.5 ft, spread 5 ft 

 Habit: upright 

Form: vase 

 Culture: partial sun

Landscape Use: herbaceous perennial, grown for foliage 

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