Giant Upright Elephant Ear Bulb

These plants will make a passersby stop in their tracks.

Giant upright elephant ear bulb. Dividing elephant ears requires sterile sharp instruments to prevent transferring disease and causing injury. Any damage to the elephant ear bulb may result in the bulb rotting over the winter. The giant upright alocasia odora the old fashion heirloom variety colocasia eculenta and the large colocasia jack s giant pictured below is named after our own jack devroomen. Many spread through underground runners or stolons and send up baby plants along the way.

They are mostly grown in containers. The first step for storing elephant ear bulbs is to dig them out of the soil. They are a landscape statement for sure. It is very important to the success of saving elephant ears for the winter that you dig the elephant ear bulbs out of the ground undamaged.

1 0 out of 5 stars 3. Massive bright green leaves soar skyward on strong stems up to 9 feet tall. These bulbs are hardy in zone 7 and are available in 3 varieties. This most impressive variety grows somewhat larger than our traditional elephant ears.

Upright elephant ears can grow up to 10 feet in tropical climates and up to 8 feet in warm areas once fully matured. Hawaiian punch elephant ears is a gorgeous cultivar with deep burgundy stems and veining with light green arrow shaped leaves. These babies can be separated from the parent plant and installed elsewhere. Move this exotic tropical indoors in winter to avoid the cold weather.

Upright elephant ears are called alocasias whereas elephant ears that go dormant are called colocasias. Elephant ear bulbs spring elephant ear bulbs are available from mid february. These giant upright elephant ears come from the alocasia family and are known for their leaves which point in an upward direction. 2 jumbo elephant ear bulbs giant upright alocasia odora exotic tropical siz 9 11.

Once planted these plants grow fairly quickly and can double or even triple in size if they are taken care of properly. Giant upright elephant ears are thick leathery huge and spectacular. These plants draw the eye vertically expanding the landscapes dimensions dramatically. Both have bulbs though the more accurate term is a corm.

Unlike its cousin this elephant ear variety stands erect to create an even greater focal point or incredible container planting. Their leaves are huge leathery thick sculpted on rigid stems. If you re thinking of dabbling in the delights of tropical foliage but want something a relatively compact hawaiian punch elephant ears is a terrific choice for your containers or garden beds. Unlike regular elephant ears the huge thick leathery upright leaves will reach to the sky.

Only 19 left in stock order soon. Product description the most impressive elephant ears variety the upright alocasia macrorrhiza won t go unoticed in your garden.