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Giant Elephant Ear Bulb
Give Your Landscape an Exotic Taste of the Jungle!
Giant Elephant Ear Bulb
Give Your Landscape an Exotic Taste of the Jungle!
This giant can grow to a massive 9 ft. tall with 5-ft. leaves! Makes an impressive specimen whether planted in a large container or in the landscape. Dramatic, fragrant white blooms appear in late summer. Zones 8-10.
Product Details
Product Details
- Botanical Name: Colocasia gigantea 'Thailand Giant Strain'
- Height: Up to 108 inches.
- Spacing: 6 - 8 feet.
- Depth: Set at the same depth it is growing at in container, firm and water thoroughly.
- Spread: 6 - 8 feet.
- Light Required: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Color: White
- Size: 7-9" Bulb
- Blooms: Late Summer, Fall
- Zone: 8-10
- Form: Bulb, Tropical
- Flower Form: From an early age, the plants are adorned with clusters of dramatically large, pleasantly scented white flowers.
- Soil Requirements: Deep moisture retentive soils. They are heavy feeders.
- Growth Rate: Fast.
- Pruning: None needed.
- Foliage: Each individual leaf grows in excess of 5' long x 4' wide. The leaves are an attractive glaucous-grey which is typical of this species.
- Comments: This huge species, from Thailand and surrounding countries, is a cousin to Alocasia. It can grow to a massive size, over 9 feet tall. The leaves can reach up to 4 feet wide and around 5 feet long. The whole plant has a light bluish-green coloring.
