| Description | Thailand Giant Elephant Ears (Colocasia gigantea) An extremely large strain of Colocasia gigantea. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (kol-oh-KAY-see-uh)(jy-GAN-tee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Perennial Tender, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full sun, part sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist, easily wilts especially when root bound in the pot |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy, moist |
| Growing Media | average |
| Fruit | small berry, in clusters on the fleshy stalk |
| Leaves | glaucous green, can reach 4-5 feet |
| Stems | corm |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | can reach 9 feet in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | pruning the bottom leaves that are dying, dig the corms after the first frost, clean and store cool and dry, check periodically to see if they are dehydrating, I soak them in a pail of water for a few minutes if this happens, the smaller the corms the quicker they dry out |
| Propagation | seeds, division of corm |
| Native Site | Thailand |
| Cultivar Origin | A huge strain of the giant elephant ear was grown from wild collected seed from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, in 2003 by former PDN Research Manager, Petra Schmidt. (www.plantdelights.com) |
| Author's Notes | I have grown many types of Elephant Ears over the years in pots on my patio (zone #5). They are large bold plants. If the corms reach good size they are relatively easy to over winter. |
Cart
