Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’ Elephant Ear Bare Root Live Plant 10” - Exotic Tropical Foliage

Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’ - Elephant Ear Bare Root Live Plant

The Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’, commonly known as Elephant Ear or Taro, is a striking tropical plant featuring large, heart-shaped leaves with deep green coloration and dramatic dark purple-black centers. This bare root live plant arrives as a 10-inch tall starter, ready to add a bold, exotic touch to your garden, patio, or indoor space.

This fast-growing plant thrives in moist, rich, well-draining soil and prefers full sun to partial shade. It is well-suited for tropical landscapes, rain gardens, water gardens, and container planting. The upright, spreading foliage can reach heights of 3 to 4 feet, creating a lush, tropical atmosphere.

• Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’
• Common Name: Elephant Ear, Taro
• Plant Size: 10” tall bare root starter
• Foliage: Large deep green leaves with dark purple-black centers
• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist; tolerates wet conditions
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining soil
• Growth Rate: Fast-growing, up to 3-4 feet tall
• Zones: USDA 8-11; suitable for indoor growing in cooler climates
• Uses: Ideal for tropical landscapes, containers, and water gardens

Care involves providing ample moisture, occasional feeding, and indirect light when grown indoors. The plant ships as a healthy bare root with some soil covering the roots, ensuring a strong start for your tropical garden.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.