Black Ripple taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Ripple'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Black Ripple' taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Ripple') is a bulb for specimen plantings, accents, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. It grows in a clump and reaches about 48 inches tall and wide. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It blooms in mid to late summer.
Pairs well with Calla lily, Mexican petunia, Lemongrass, and Totally Tangerine dahlia.