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If you have limited space, no garden at all or just prefer container gardening, this kit is made for you! Container gardening makes it easy to care for your plants. As long as you have space on your porch, deck, patio or balcony for a medium-sized container, you can garden. Our transitionally styled, decorative metal planter (sized 12 x 12") comes with a hard-shell inner plastic growing pot, bag of growing medium, planting stock, gardening gloves, and growing directions.
About this Variety
There are many ways to interpret goth gardening, but broadly speaking it’s the love for the darker, more gothic-themed colors. While black does not exist in nature, darker foliage and blooms contrast easily in the garden and represent the theme and concept well. What makes Colocasia (Elephant Ear) Black Stem so unique are its tall, blackish stems, that create an air of elegance and mystery in your outdoor spaces. It produces creamy, tan blooms. It is botanically known as Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Black Stem'.
Highlights
- Easy to grow patio color!
- Huge tropical leaves
- Perfect addition to any goth garden!
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Harvest:
Summer to Fall Foliage
Height:
Grows 36-60" tall
Spacing/Depth:
Plant in the ground 18-24" apart, 2-4" deep
USDA Zones:
Hardy in USDA zones 8-11
Growing Instructions
Place planter in a full sun to partially shaded location. Empty about 80% of the growing medium bag into the pot. Firm and smooth the planting medium. Place the bulb onto the soil, centering it, adding the remaining medium around the bulb. Water well, saturating the soil deeply. Make sure the nursery pot is able to drain. Continue to saturate soil for first few days then water as needed. Sit back and let mother nature do its thing! Plant outdoors only after soil and night temperatures have warmed up above 60ºF.
Care Tip
Plants in containers are above soil level and exposed to the elements which make them more prone to freeze damage during the winter than plants planted in the garden. Take extra precautions and overwinter the planter in a protected area (shed or garage) during freezing temperatures (best to provide a winter environment that is one zone hardier than your area). To overwinter: Water plants thoroughly and move borderline-hardy plants into a protected area to increase chance of survival. Because the plant is dormant, light isn't required. Check every few weeks to ensure the planting medium isn't dry. Water sparingly. Overwatering can cause the plants to come out of dormancy. Place planter back outside to restart its cycle when spring and warmer temperatures return!