Kona Coffee taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Kona Coffee'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Flowers not showy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Kona Coffee' taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Kona Coffee') is a bulb for specimens, accents, containers, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clump 24 to 36 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. The plant is evergreen, and its flowers are not showy. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Wax myrtle, and Mondo grass.