Elephant Ears
Year Introduced: 2013
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Brian Paul Williams

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 feet (1.2-2.4 m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: 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
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24,391 (2014)
Parentage: Alocasia odora X Amazonica

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Common names
  • Elephant's Ear
Also sold as:
  • Upright Mayan Mask

Photo Gallery
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: May 5, 2023
Newly delivered live plants.  New leaves already emerging & unfur
Location: Swayback's Kentucky Jungle
Date: Fall
Leaf back
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2016-08-14
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2015-09-24
Insert showing wax gland, a trait of Alocasia, where primary late
Location: z6a MA, my basement
Date: 2015-12-19
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2015-09-24
Beautiful crisp colors and veining. Last leaf of the season?
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Swayback's Kentucky Jungle
Date: Fall
Color is a bit bleached out, it should be deeper green.

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