
Elephant Ears
- Botanical Name
- Colocasia, Alocasia
- Hardiness
- Zones 10 to 11, grown as annual elsewhere
- Height
- 1 to 15 feet
- Width
- 2 to 4 feet or more
- Flowers
- Infrequent, grown for foliage
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (best)
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, organic
- Planting & Care
- Plant corms 4 inches deep
- Does best in moist soils
- Good plant for bog gardens or at the edge of water
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Black Magic - 60", purple-black leaves
- Illustris - 30", black leaves with green veins
- Mojito - 4-5', chartreuse leaves are irregularly streaked and speckled with purple to black
- Coffee Cups - 4-6', waxy, cup-shaped foliage, green leaves with purple veins
- Hawaiian Punch - 2-3', glossy green leaves with red veins and striking red stems
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