Common names:
Upright Elephant Ear
Alocasia
Elephant's Ear

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Biennial
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9b
Flower Time:Late spring or early summer: neaS.lsoa
Inflorescence Type:Verticillaster
Underground structures:Corm
Resistances:Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Toxicity:Other: axa ao tamnlntgoorltnsaodsac pA tlphl aicsps etohs o aufidclxounnaT c tlota teorn, t s .cr.hadytcriaii uts matnge
Propagation: Seeds:Stratify seeds: bt ilaonSapgo yios cetbclnr htdeidvirieso a esa il i ln enildr.ihyncdtlhiiaiteeenw.cVtfhaw ehbianiriiy wr doteemeh s ta oeosdemmogcmdrllraRtfr.dtetsse nn nakv ia
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Division
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

Alocasia robusta growing in a shadehouse in south Florida

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