| Elephant Ear | |
| Elephant's Ear |
| Plant habit: | Clumping |
| Plant height: | Tall (>40 inches) |
| Leaf base: | Non-peltate |
| Leaf form: | Cupped |
| Leaf surface (top of leaf): | Dull (Matte) |
| Leaf color (top of leaf): | Red |
| Leaf main veins color (top of leaf): | Blackish |
| Petiole junction color (top of leaf): | Other |
| Petiole color: | Orange Blackish |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flower Time: | Fall: oasnlSea |
| Inflorescence Type: | Verticillaster |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Water gardens Dried Flower |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: c tpsag i giodcn,ia u osinlltnan. tuclnumhntitrsoTohaa c. p oca s r nsttadsa paaftatm eeAetaoxrotdl lxthloycsoar |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting: efsymrhhttihorsn ercnidrcoRil abohi eatcwgictve.mhimeio sna n enie b tma |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Preferred depth |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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