Colocasia Illustris Live Plant – Black Beauty Elephant Ear Tropical Foliage

Colocasia Illustris, commonly known as Black Beauty Elephant Ear, is a tropical perennial foliage plant prized for its dramatic dark purple-black leaves with contrasting green patterns. This live plant is suitable for tropical landscapes, patio containers, pond edges, shaded gardens, and ground cover applications.

The plant thrives in warm, humid environments and prefers full sun to partial shade with moist, rich, well-draining soil. It has a fast-growing habit and provides bold ornamental texture to garden designs and container plantings.

Important Note: You will receive a live starter plant. Photos show mature plants for reference only; actual size and appearance may vary and will be smaller than shown.

• Tropical Elephant Ear foliage plant
• Dramatic dark ornamental leaves
• Suitable for tropical landscape planting
• Ideal for patio containers and borders
• Decorative ground cover appearance
• Bold tropical foliage texture
• Suitable for pondside planting
• Ornamental shade garden plant
• Fast-growing warm season perennial
• Live tropical foliage plant

Plant Details:

• Common Name: Black Beauty Elephant Ear
• Scientific Name: Colocasia antiquorum ‘Illustris’
• Plant Type: Tropical Foliage Plant
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Foliage Color: Dark Purple Black
• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil: Moist, rich, well-draining
• Water: High moisture needs
• USDA Zone: 8–11

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.