Colocasia fallax
SILVER LEAF TARO
Araceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen stoloniferous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: variegated silver-grey
 
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Colocasia fallax
SILVER LEAF TARO
Araceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen stoloniferous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: variegated silver-grey


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits contemporary & tropical designs

Uses: border, mass planting

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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