Alocasia nigrescens | Black Taro lepidozamia Babybino Mimi-pur bears many purple

Babybino Mimi-pur bears many purple flower bracts with the usual small white tubular flowers several times a year

Light: Lights bright indirect light

All in all a brilliant outdoor foliage accent plant for shady areas in climates that suffer only occasional winter frost (or none at all)

The arching trunks and feather like fronds which form this palm give it a classic tropical look

Give it something to climb on

Alocasia nigrescens | Black Taro lepidozamia Babybino Mimi-pur bears many purpleColocasia fontanesii, also sold as Colocasia esculenta var. 'nigrescens' and Alocasia nigrescens is most commonly called 'Black Taro' and is a huge, striking, black stemmed Elephant Ear that grows tall stems and extra large leaves when given the right conditions; i. e wet and warm! Well placed clumps of this beauty will transport you to the humid tropics.