Colocasia, Elephant Ear, Taro 'Blue Hawaii'

Colocasiaesculenta

Family
Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee)
Genus
Colocasia (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)
Species
esculenta (es-kew-LEN-tuh)
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Hardiness
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
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Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Camarillo, California

De Leon Springs, Florida

Roswell, Georgia

Mccomb, Mississippi

Bath, North Carolina

Hubbard, Oregon

Magnolia, Texas

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Magnolia, TX | December 2010 | positive

This is a clumping variety from the new breeding work by John Cho of Hawaii. Blue green foliage with dark red veining, it looks fantasti...Read More

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