Colocasia, 5in, Coal Miner

Colocasia, 5in, Coal MinerColocasia Coal Miner have beautiful heart shaped leaves that are primarily a dark purple black, but have green stems, veins, and a thin border around the outside of the leaves Attributes Type: Tropical, Houseplant Height: 3ft 6ft Spread: 3ft 6ft Light: Bright, Indirect light Water: Moderate Zone: 8 11 Pet Safe: Toxic Care General Maintenance: Wipe down your colocasias leaves every so often to keep dust off and to maintain their rich, beautiful colours

Colocasia Coal Miner have beautiful heart-shaped leaves that are primarily a dark purple/black, but have green stems, veins, and a thin border around the outside of the leaves

Attributes

Type: Tropical, Houseplant
Height: 3ft - 6ft
Spread: 3ft - 6ft
Light: Bright, Indirect light
Water: Moderate
Zone: 8-11
Pet Safe: Toxic

Care

General Maintenance: Wipe down your colocasias leaves every so often to keep dust off and to maintain their rich, beautiful colours

Temperature: Colocasias like to keep warm, keep them inside tempurates between 16-28 degrees Celcius. Any colder and they will go dormant, too warm and they will burn

Light: Colocasia are sensitive to direct sunlight, and will burn. Keep them near a west facing window, or a few feet away from an east or south facing window. Too much light and their leaves will burn

Watering: Colocasia love  high humidity, but can't stand their soil soggy. They are prone to root rot, so water moderately when the top 1-2 inches of soil is dry. To increase humidity, keep a tray filled with clean water and pebbles underneath the pot. Don't let the pot stand in water

Fertilizer: Fertilize once every 2-3 weeks with a diluted water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season (April - August)

Soil: Well draining soil is a must for colocasia. A mixture that is organically rich will allow them to thrive. Keep the soil damp, but not soggy