Black elephant ears?

Does anyone have any advice on how to grow them? I've had no luck.

Black elephant ears?
They can be tricky. The key to growing them is they need the right amount of sunlight. I live in Florida, I have found that partial sun is best. If they don't get enough they will not turn black.
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Black Magic Elephant Ears


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Zones: 7 - 10 (10° F.)


Height: 5-6 feet


Spacing: 4-5 feet


Depth: 2 inches deep


Sun/Shade: Full Sun to Partial Shade


Foliage: Deep, Solid Purple
Reply:the black elephant ears are also known as the black magic.





they are easy to grow, and beautiful. what i did to mine last summer was i gave it some plant food. i also watered it alot. it got to about 6 feet tall and the leaves were huge.





they got so large I needed to put a rope around it. they need so much water though. they got very large at the end of the summer and i stoped watering mine so it started to make smaller leaves, so i gave it more and more plant food and it grew back.





then in the fall it died to the ground at 28 degrees, and now they will be coming back up when temperatures hit the 80s.





* IF THEY DIE BACK TO THE GROUND IN THE FALL, IT DOENT MEAN THEY ARE DEAD BECAUSE THEY ARE PERENNIALS *





if temperature dont get below 5 in the winter, it will come back up