Colocasia gigantea (Giant Elephant Ear)

Sun to Part SunZone: 7b-10, at least 72" tall Origin: China

Web-Only! Thanks to collector extraordinaire Hayes Jackson for sharing this very distinct and hard-to-find elephant ear. Resembling an alocasia, the 6' tall grey petioles (stalks) hold the large, silver-veined, grey-green leaves outright. When the plants mature, the tip of the leaf arches downward and each leaf develops bizarre appendages on the underside...you'll just have to see it for yourself. This clone of C. gigantea makes a fast-multiplying clump but without the long runners of many C. esculenta forms...still plenty to share. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)