Botanical Name Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral'
Common Name Elephant Ear
Type Tender Perennial
Exposure Sun to Part Shade
Size for Description 3.5 to 4 ft by 3 ft
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Deer Resistant Rarely damaged by deer
Drought Tolerant  
Moisture Lover yes
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Walnut Tolerant  
Wet Areas yes
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Comment  huge, glossy jet black, corrugated, arrow-shaped leaves with deep blue veins on jet black stems.   This plant will drink up all you can give it and can even grow directly in shallow water. 
Care Dig tubers, air dry for a day  and store between 45 and 55 degrees.
Zone 7