Elephant Ears
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: LariAnn Garner

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Shade
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet (2.4-3.7m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal.
Underground structures: Rhizome
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
Parentage: Alocasia odora x Alocasia portei
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Upright Elephant Ear
  • Elephant's Ear
Also sold as:
  • Alocasia Portodora
  • Alocasia Portadora
  • Alocasia Portidora
  • Alocasia x portora Red Stem

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Uploaded by LariAnn
Location: My Gardens, Nacogdoches, Tx
Date: 2023-08-14
Uploaded by HollyAnnS
Uploaded by HollyAnnS
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-08-15
Second year from 4\" pot. Full sun.
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-06-17
Bronx Botanical garden conservatory

Date: 2012-12-01
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Uploaded by homer1958
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2015-10-16
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-07-29
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2015-09-24
Insert showing wax gland, a trait of Alocasia, where primary late
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-10-12

Date: 2012-12-01
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-23
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-06
Bronx Botanical garden conservatory

Date: 2016-06-29

photo credit: David J. Stang
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-06
Bronx Botanical garden conservatory
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-05-04
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-05-04
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Comments:
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Jun 4, 2012 3:56 PM concerning plant:
    Bred by LariAnn Garner of Aroidia Research
    Hybrid Formula: Alocasia odora x Alocasia portei.

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