Colocasia esculenta ‘Coal Miner’ Taro

Colocasia esculenta ‘Coal Miner’—commonly known as Coal Miner Taro or Coal Miner Elephant Ear—is a spectacular, large-leafed tropical marginal plant. Believed to be a robust selection collected from the Himalayan mountains, it behaves as an exceptional marsh and bog dweller that injects high-contrast color and dramatic size to the shoreline.

The plant's appearance morphs beautifully as it matures. Emerging leaves open with a rich velvet green patina that quickly deepens into a dark, smoky charcoal or near-black background pattern, all while beautifully highlighted by striking, pale green or white veins pointing downward like a shield