Illustris taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'
Proven Winners Award Winner
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Illustris' taro (Colocasia esculente 'Illustris') is an annual for containers, specimen plantings, accents, and rain gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a clump that grows at a moderate rate to 35 to 59 inches tall.
Pairs well with Calla lily, Labyrinth dahlia, and Lemon Grass lemongrass.