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Colocasia esculenta 'Bloody Mary'

 
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Family: Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Colocasia (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh) (Info)
Species: esculenta (es-kew-LEN-tuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Bloody Mary

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Category:
Bulbs
Ponds and Aquatics
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
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)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Grown for foliage

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive henryr10 On Sep 11, 2004, henryr10 from Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6b) wrote:

A pretty marbled matte green leaf
w/ a stem colored just like rhubarb.

We grow this one in a raised Water Container to show off the stems.
It is easily lost among 'Violet Stem' or 'Burgundy Stem', so give it a showplace on it's own.

Unlike most sport Colocasia esculenta this one does form tubers rather easily.
We treat it as a house plant when it goes in come Winter.
We pull it from the Water Container in late Fall and allow to get slightly dry.
Then grow under lights w/ regular watering.

I haven't tried storing tubers, like the straight EE species plant, but don't see why that wouldn't work.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Cincinnati, Ohio



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