Alocasia macrorrhizos
Giant Upright Elephant Ear
Item #: 1160
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Origin: India
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(syn: Alocasia macrorrhiza) This very cool elephant ear is quite different from the typical Colocasia esculenta. The thick, sculpted, glossy green, wavy-edged leaves are held upright on dramatically rigid stems. A clump of giant upright elephant ears is guaranteed to stop visitors in their tracks...especially if they walk into it! Alocasia macrorrhizos has been quite hardy in the Raleigh area, surviving 0 degrees F, but prefers it a bit warmer.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Alocasia
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Other: Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Giant Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Tropical Looking Plants