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Dark leaf plants

Alocasia Plumbea (Metallica) Alocasia Plumbea (Metallica)
Alocasia Plumbea (Metallica) is a dark plant with leaves that are dark green and maroon on the underside. Stems are black and plants can grow to 6 feet tall or more. Mature plants have more horizontal look to the leaves. Plants sold in 3 to 4 inch pots. & ... $9.00
Alocasia Yucatan Princess Alocasia Yucatan Princess

Alocasia Yuccatan Princess is a new release with dark green foliage and dark stems. Growing to 6 feet tall or more. The dark stems contrast well with the foliage and should make for a great container plant or ... $10.00

Amorphophallus atroviridis Amorphophallus atroviridis
Amorphophallus atroviridis is a smaller growing Amorphophallus. This plant has nice size white/ pink inflorescence, some have shown to have more pink than others. Some of the inflorescence have a spiral effect to the top portion of the spadix. ... $24.00
Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum) Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum)
The first time I saw Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum) it was growing in a plant display stream at Selby Botanical Gardens. The plant was 6 feet tall with 2 foot leaves. The leaves were dark green with purple veins and bright pink. I immediately wanted this p ... $8.00
Canna Australia Canna Australia
Canna Australia is a dark foliage Canna, with some of the darkest leaves in the Canna world. This Canna has large dark red flowers. Canna Australia grows to 6 feet tall and makes a great hardy tropical landscape, tropical la ... $8.00
Canna Bird of Paradise Canna Bird of Paradise
Canna Bird Of Paradise: This is a new hybrid release for 2011. Developed by me years ago at our nursery. I had for years been breeding cannas for new foliage forms. This great hybrid has gotten attention for years as a b ... $8.00
Canna Blueberry Sparkler NEW Canna Blueberry Sparkler NEW
Canna Blueberry Sparkler is a new hybrid we developed here at Brians Botanicals. It looks similar to Canna intrigue with narrow purple to blue leaves the flowers are a light pink color and are medium size held above the foliage. It has been a easy grower ... $12.00
Canna Intrigue Canna Intrigue
Canna Intrigue has small pink to peach flowers that are held high above the foliage. The leaves are what make this plant so amazing; the foliage is dark purple and very narrow unlike most cannas. Canna Intrigue grows to 7 feet in height and has long ... $8.00
Canna Purple Haze (Flower Power Series ) Canna Purple Haze (Flower Power Series )
Canna Purple Haze (Flower Power Series ) this is one of our newest hybrids to be introduced to the market. The leaves are extremely dark purple almost black in full sun. It grows to 5 to 6 feet in one season. The flowers are held above the foliage and are ... $9.00
Canna Purple Haze NEW Canna Purple Haze NEW
Canna Purple Haze is a new introduction we produced. The leaves are very dark purple some of the darkest we have seen. The flowers are a very bright orange and held well above the foliage in a nice cluster. I have found it to be a great plant for using in ... $9.00
Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl) Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl)
Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl) is a beautiful, easy to grow plant that a good friend gave to us. The plant has dark bronze to chocolate colored foliage and large bright pink flowers. It can be grown as a ground cover, hanging pot or as a tra ... $8.00
Colocasia Black Beauty Colocasia Black Beauty
Colocasia Black Beauty is a much darker improvement on the older Colocasia Illustrius. We found this growing among thousands of plants a few years ago and promptly called it black beauty. At times the plant can have a solid black leaf with a single gre ... $8.00
Colocasia Black Coral Colocasia Black Coral
A dark purple to black hybrid with a metallic sheen. Plants grow to 3 to 5 feet tall.

Plants sold in 3 to 4 1/2 inch pots
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Colocasia Black Magic Colocasia Black Magic
Colocasia Black Magic is one of the most dramatic foliage plants in the garden. It has been around for years and is believed to have originated out of Hawaii. Black magic has exceptionally dark purple to black foliage. The leaves are heart shaped, 1 to ... $8.00
Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles) Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles)
Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles) is very similar to Colocasia Black Magic. Black runner is a bit smaller in height, 3-5 feet, with black ruffle leaves. This plant produces runners from the base that make new plants. ... $8.00
Colocasia Coal Miner Colocasia Coal Miner
Colocasia Coal Miner was collected from the Himalayan mountains and is very similar to Illustrius. This form has very dark leaves and green veins. It stays darker with thin green veins. Once grown next to Illustrius, we found that the two plants are ve ... $9.00
Colocasia Coffee Cups Colocasia Coffee Cups
Colocasia Coffee Cups has shinny cupped up leaves. The stems are dark maroon and look almost black. It is an interesting center plant and can grow to around 7 feet tall. I have found it to be one of the most ornamental colocasias on the market in somet ... $8.00
Colocasia Diamond Head Colocasia Diamond Head
Colocasia Diamond Head is a new hybrid with dark black leaves. The leaves are velvety when young but become very shinny when mature. This produces a reflective look like they are wet. The stems are lighter than the leaves, a light maroon to pink color. ... $9.00
Colocasia illustrius Colocasia illustrius
Colocasia illustrius this easy to grow Colocasia grows to 4 feet or more with dark leaves and green veins. Easily grows in water or in the ground and survives zone 7 winter.
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Colocasia Madeira Colocasia Madeira
Colocasia Madeira a new introduction from Brian’s Botanicals. We have been breeding these Colocasias for cold hardiness and more dramatic colors. We have waited years for this plant to come to market. It is a smaller grower, 2 ... $8.00
Colocasia Mojito Colocasia Mojito
Colocasia Mojito is a highly colored mutation from tissue culture found by Ty Strode. The foliage is a lime green color with blotches of black making a really it a really self contrasting plant. The petioles are dark pin ... $10.00
Colocasia Pineapple Princess Colocasia Pineapple Princess
Colocasia Pineapple Princess is a new hybrid from Dr Cho. This hybrid produces light dusty green leaves with dark veins. This plant can grow to 5+ feet tall with large 2 foot long leaves. ... $8.00
Ensete Maurellii Ensete Maurellii
Ensete Maurellii is a huge banana cousin. This odd group of plants grow very similar to bananas with large leaves and big trunks. Ensetes rarely sucker, they put all of there energy into producing a large plant. This is a dramatic ... $12.00
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is one of the darkest plants in my garden. The dark narrow leaves emerge early/mid spring with an exceptionally dark burgundy color. It looks similar to a bromeliad. The strap like leaves grow to 2 or 3 feet tall. A spike o ... $9.00
Hemigraphis exotica Hemigraphis exotica
Hemigraphis exotica is a colorful easy to grow house plant to terrarium plant. Growing a few inches tall to over 1 foot if allowed room. This plant produces dark maroon stems and dark green to maroon leaves with dark maroon undersides. Leaves have a nice ... $7.00
Musa Siam Ruby Musa Siam Ruby
Musa Siam Ruby is a beautiful new banana that has deep red leaves with small spots of lime yellow. Siam Ruby can grow to over 9 feet tall. It is an eye catching plant in any tropical displays. The trunks are red which contrast well with other lighter c ... $12.00
Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant" Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant"
Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant" is a very dark foliage plant with oval shaped leaves that can turn almost black in color in full sun. Plants grow to 2 to 3 feet tall and are a great contrast plant in containers or in tropical landscape. Plant ... $9.00