Colocasia Flower. Colocasia esculenta black magic black taro. In usda zones outside of 7b 10 you should either use this plant as an annual or dig up the tuber after the first frost and overwinter it in a cool dry area possibly in dry wood shavings or peat where the temperature does not fall below 45 f.
The large flapping leaves are showier than the flowers. Every part of a colocasia plant is edible. Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family araceae native to southeastern asia and the indian subcontinent some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.
Colocasia flower is light yellow in colour.
It has one petal only and is edible. Its leaves stems flowers and roots all are edible. Colocasia is a tender perennial that cannot survive winter months in many places. Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms a root vegetable most commonly known as taro ˈ t ɑː r oʊ ˈ t æ r oʊ or kalo see names and etymology for an extensive list.
