Colocasia ‘Blackwater’ Taro

Colocasia ‘Blackwater’—commonly known as Blackwater Taro—is an elite, highly structural hybrid prized for its unique, extreme color contrast. While other dark cultivars feature dark leaves on dark stems, ‘Blackwater’ is famously distinguished by its matte, deep olive-green to smoky-charcoal leaves supported by striking, jet-black glossy stems.

When grown at a pond's edge, its highly rigid, upward-pointing shield leaves create a magnificent tropical backdrop that catches the eye from across the yard.

Water Depth Strategy: It behaves as an exceptional true marginal plant. It thrives when planted directly in saturated bog mud or submerged on a shallow marginal step with 0 to 6 inches of water sitting above its crown.