Taro 'Black Beauty'

May be grown as an annual or brought inside in colder areas.²

Black Beauty is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Black Beauty needs a sandy soil with a ph of 6.0 to 6.5 (weakly acidic soil).

Black Beauty is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

The latin ‘esculenta’ means “edible”.¹

Introduced in 2006 by Agri-Starts as a sport of Illustris .³

¹ The meaning of Latin plant names

² foridata

³ Plant Delights