Alocasia nigrescens | Black Taro herbs mixing compost and sheep pellets

mixing compost and sheep pellets in with your topsoil

This lovely Hibiscus produces unusual

New leaves unfurl in a bright orange hue and gradually change to dark green as they age

including naming Euphorbia after his physician Euphorbus

Alocasia nigrescens | Black Taro herbs mixing compost and sheep pelletsColocasia fontanesii, also sold as Colocasia esculenta var. 'nigrescens' and Alocasia nigrescens is most commonly called 'Black Taro' and is a huge, striking, black stemmed Elephant Ear that grows tall stems and extra large leaves when given the right conditions; i. e wet and warm! Well placed clumps of this beauty will transport you to the humid tropics.