Heart Shaped Leaves of Black Coral Elephant Ear Plant

The art piece shows the heart-shaped leaf with unusual black color.  The purple veins of the leaf are difficult to see since they are of a similarly dark color.  The leaf of the Colocasia “Black Coral” Elephant Ear plant is  similar to leaf of the Coladium plant whose members  are also named elephant ears because of the shape.  The leaves can be very large, and are between 8 and 60 inches long.

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Heart Shaped Leaves of Black Coral Elephant Ear Plant

The heart shaped leaves of the Colocasia “Black Coral” Elephant Ear plant are similar to the Coladium plant whose members also are named elephant ears because of the shape.  The leaves can be very large, and are between 8 and 60 inches long.

The Colocasias are  herbacious, perennial, flowering plants from the family Araceae, and originate from southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

The art piece shows the heart-shaped leaf with unusual black color.  The purple veins of the leaf are difficult to see since they are of a similarly dark color