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Elephant's Ear |
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Elephant Ear |
Year Introduced: | 2010 |
Country of Origin: | USA |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Ty Richard Strode |
Plant height: | Medium (20-40 inches) Tall (>40 inches) |
Leaf base: | Peltate |
Leaf form: | Wavy |
Leaf surface (top of leaf): | Dull (Matte) |
Leaf color (top of leaf): | Green |
Leaf variegation color (top of leaf): | Blackish Deep green Yellow green |
Leaf main veins color (top of leaf): | Yellow green |
Petiole junction color (top of leaf): | Red |
Petiole color: | Yellow Red Blackish Other: Streaked |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Plant Height: | 3 to 5 feet (.9-1.5 m) |
Plant Spread: | 2 to 4 feet (61-122cm) |
Leaves: | Variegated |
Flower Time: | Other: Seasonal |
Underground structures: | Tuber |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP21,995 (2011) Goes Dormant |
Parentage: | Sport of: Midnight |
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Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Oct 19, 2012 12:44 PM Great colors and form and it likes full sun here. This year, 2012, they reached 5 feet plus and produced loads of pups close to the crown. The parent tuber rotted after potting up for overwintering 2011-12. Three pups survived and were potted up. Two were then planted in ground in mid-May. Both produced tubers large enough to overwinter,...hopefully. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by lorettalea (West Tennessee - Zone 7b) on Mar 27, 2013 7:40 PM Mojito overwinters in the ground here in z7. My picture is of a plant that is in the pond. In the winter I pull it out of the pond and keep it in the greenhouse. [ Reply to this comment | |
jon | On May 7, 2014 | Obtained plant |
lovesblooms | On May 2, 2015 | Transplanted |
lovesblooms | On April 24, 2015 | Obtained plant |
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I see pollen! by eclayne | May 11, 2016 7:09 AM | 2 |
Colocasia by M123 | Jul 10, 2020 6:25 AM | 5 |
Type of Elephant ears plant I have by waavman | Jul 17, 2020 8:31 AM | 8 |
Elephant ears by NilQueen | Apr 11, 2020 8:21 AM | 6 |
Lazy Landscaping by Gina1960 | Jan 8, 2020 6:53 PM | 7 |
Hardy elephant ear? by Marty50 | Nov 24, 2019 8:00 AM | 4 |
Show your pretty variegated foliage! by plantladylin | Nov 27, 2019 3:40 AM | 137 |
small ears by needrain | Apr 28, 2019 4:56 PM | 7 |
It's Half and Half Day! by Gina1960 | Mar 12, 2019 1:43 PM | 9 |
Alocasia or Colocasia? by Hamwild | Sep 22, 2018 8:28 AM | 8 |
please help identify by 6276025 | Jul 25, 2018 5:58 PM | 4 |
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