General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 6 to 13 feet (1.8-4m)
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet (1.2-1.8m)
Leaves: Other: Evergreen or seasonally dormant
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: creamy white to yellowish spathe
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Over 12"
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Vegetable
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
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Upright Elephant Ear
  • Giant Taro
  • Elephant's Ear
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Alocasia macrorrhizos
  • Synonym: Alocasia plumbea
  • Unknown: Alocasia macrorrhiza

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Location: At home
Date: 2022-08-11
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03
Location: At home
Date: 2022-08-11
Location: Bryan, TX
Date: Oct 20, 2007 6:27 PM
Elephant ears on the right
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2020-06-11
Top of leaf
Location: Taipei Botanical Garden
Date: 2024-10-11
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2020-06-11
Underside of leaf
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: Palm Harbor, Florida
Date: 2013-05-25
Approximately 9 months of age.

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Bryan, TX
Date: Oct 20, 2007 6:27 PM
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan
Date: May 16, 2009
Photo by KENPEI
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-09 
Growing Fast! (Bulb was planted 6/28/12)
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-07-09
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-07-13 
First leaf
Location: Bryan, TX
Date: Oct 20, 2007 6:27 PM
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-05-08 
Spathe & Spadix
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan
Date: May 16, 2009
Photo by KENPEI
Location: Keanae Arboretum, Maui, Hawaii.
photo by Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2013-04-01
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Tuber and shoots. by eclayne Jul 9, 2012 8:41 PM 4

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