Data specific to Elephant Ears (Colocasia) (Edit)
Plant habit: Running
Plant height: Medium (20-40 inches)
Tall (>40 inches)
Leaf base: Peltate
Leaf form: Wavy
Leaf surface (top of leaf): Dull (Matte)
Leaf color (top of leaf): Yellow green
Leaf main veins color (top of leaf): Whitish
Petiole junction color (top of leaf): Purple
Petiole color: Similar to leaf blade

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet (.6-1.2 m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
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
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Elephant Ear
  • Elephant's Ear
  • Taro

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Date: 2013-07-31
Location: My backyard.
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Date: 2010-08-02
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Date: 2014-07-13
Location: My backyard.
Date: 2014-07-13
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Location: My backyard.
Date: 2014-10-17
Leaf in Fall.
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Longwood Gardens, PA
Date: 2016-06-07
planted in ground outside
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