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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 |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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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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