Elephant Ears
Country of Origin: Indonesia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4 to 6 Feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Other: Seasonal.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. Viability declines if seeds are allowed to dry. Soak overnight in distilled water and plant.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Elephant Ear
  • Elephant's Ear
  • Upright Elephant Ear
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Alocasia macrorrhizos
  • Synonym: Alocasia plumbea
Also sold as:
  • Alocasia plumbae

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Location: NC zone 7
Date: Summer
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-09-12
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2012-07-23
Location: At a nursery, Brazil
Date: 2017-01-25
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-09-28
Location: NC zone 7
Date: Summer
Location: At a nursery, Brazil
Date: 2017-01-25
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-09-28
Underside
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-09-28
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October
Location: my garden 
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-08-17
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-10-20
Location: NC zone 7
Date: Summer
Underside of leaf
Location: At a nursery, Brazil
Date: 2017-01-25
Location: At a nursery, Brazil
Date: 2017-01-25
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Comments:
  • Posted by JJsgarden (North Central NC - Zone 7a) on Dec 6, 2011 8:53 PM concerning plant:
    This is a stunning and easy to grow Alocasia. Here in zone 7, with our hot summers, it did great growing in filtered shade. It is suppose to be winter hardy to zone 8, so rather than take a chance pushing the zone, I grew it in a pot and over-wintered indoors.

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