Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape
Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro

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Orders placed after December 17th will not be delivered until January 6th or after. Happy Holidays!
**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Giant Elephant Ears are huge bulb perennials grown for their massive foliage.  The thick wavy-edged leaves have prominent veining and can reach as long as 3-6ft. The greenish-white spathe and spadix bloom intermittently throughout the year.  Grows best in part sun with rich, moist to wet well-drained acidic soils.  The roots are edible.  

Type: 

Perennial, Annual

Height: 

12’ - 15’

Spread: 

6’ - 8’

Spacing: 

7’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

9 - 11 

Culture: 

Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

Multi-Seasonal

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance plant.  Plants may burn in full sun, and in too much shade then petioles will weaken and will not be able to support the leaves.  Watch for spider mites, aphids, scale, and mealybugs.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wetlands, Foundation Plantings, Indoor Plants and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Begonia, Coral Bells

IMAGES: Inakiherrasti, Parque ecológico Jardines en la Montaña 21, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-090806-3867-Alocasia macrorrhizos-habit-Wailuku-Maui (24878114891), CC BY 3.0 US, (3) Photo by Ninara,  Udaipur, India, (4) anonymous, AlocasiaMacrorrhizaFlower, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

Alocasia macrorrhizos ~ Giant Elephant Ear, Giant Taro-ServeScape

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