General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Leaves: Variegated
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal
Underground structures: Tuber
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: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Variegated Elephant Ear
  • Taro
  • Elephant Ear
  • Elephant's Ear
Also sold as:
  • 'Elepaio Keiki'
  • 'Milky Way'
  • Ele Paio

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Date: 2019-01-01
Location: backyard 
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-09-01
Has had no issues with our cool summer and just keeps chugging al
Location: San Francisco Flower & Landscape Show
Date: March
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-05-23
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-05-23
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-08-01
Elepaio burns even in Massachusetts July sun.
Location: Swayback's Kentucky Jungle
Many young plants
Location: backyard 
Date: 2016-07-27
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-05-23
Location: backyard 
Date: 2016-07-27
Location: backyard 
Date: 2015-08-19

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