Introducing the Black Ruffles Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta), a live plant featuring striking dark purple ruffled leaves and deep plum stems. This baby plant, 3-8 inches tall, arrives in a 3-inch-deep pot ready for indoor or outdoor gardening.

• Mature height: 4-6 feet
• Light: Prefers 65%-73% shade, up to 80% shade
• Soil: Boggy but well-drained
• Hardiness Zones: 7b-10
• Care: Easy to grow with proper light and watering
• Shipping: Arrives with leaves, may lose some during transit
• Seasonal dormancy: Loses leaves in winter, normal growth cycle

Common Name: Black Ruffles Elephant Ear
Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta
Sunlight: 65%-73% shade
Watering: Keep soil boggy but well-drained
Growth Habit: Upright with ruffled leaves
Format: Live plant in a 3-inch pot

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.