Tropical Storm Elephant Ear is a dramatic, compact tuberous perennial grown for its lightly waved, dark-green arrow-shaped foliage that erns a bold white center streak in summer. Its canna-lily like summer flowers are infrequent and often hidden in the foliage when they do bloom. The best color occurs with filtered light and rich, moist to marginal soils. If grown in area that experiences frost, bring inside to overwinter or treat as an annual. The Royal Hawaiian series is disease resistant.
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Type: |
Perennial, Annual |
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Origins: |
Africa |
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Do not let soils dry out.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Water Garden, Pond Edges, Foundational Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Caladium, Begonia
IMAGES: “Photo courtesy of PlantHaven International, Colocasia ROYAL HAWAIIAN® ‘Tropical Storm’
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
