Common names:
Arrowleaf Elephant Ear
Elephant Ear
Capote
Tannia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Annual
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Other
Inflorescence Type: Raceme
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous: sxasai gdam,tstocrscm.niola yeptfeensc olnoc Ataanat oilorld aha alcn.t pgtto rtca ttoxoTnd n iulu ih sahp rsuta
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: m s nvnooeteeratitf echinceaic. m msRrlwhtn ma bnbd ithseisrcaoiigyheh ior
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Offsets
Corms: buerT
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

9 feet tall, huge leaves, arm for scale

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