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Elephant Ears (Colocasia esculenta) brings a tropical touch to the garden border with big, bold foliage. The bright, fast-growing leaves add textural interest and broad swaths of green. Huge heart-shaped leaves last all season long, and are a great screen or backdrop for flowers and foliage in a sunny to part-shade garden. Gardeners love these plants because they are easy to grow, great in containers, and rabbit and deer-resistant.
Zones
3 - 10
Advantages
Deer Resistant
Easy To Grow
Good For Containers
Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
Mature Spread
36-60" tall
Bulb Spacing
36-60" wide
Bloom Time
Foliage plant all summer
Shipping Details
Now shipping to zones 7-10. Other zones shipping soon. Learn More…
Item Package Size
Bag of 1
SKU
HC017430
USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
Make a splash with Elephant Ears (Colocasia esculenta)! A
dramatic background plant or screen, Elephant Ears gets bigger and bolder every
year. Easy to grow, you can plant the bulbs in compost-enriched soil that is
kept evenly moist, once the danger of frost is past and the soil has warmed to
about 65°F.
Fertilize regularly and keep soil moisture constant or plant them around a
water feature or other wet area. The huge leaves steal the show wherever they
grow. Elephant Ears are not frost tolerant so if you live in a colder zone, dig
the tubers once the leaves have died back and store in a cool area until the
next spring. Great as container plants too – you can plant as annuals, or protect
your containers from frost over the winter, and Elephant Ears will reappear even
bigger the following year. (30-60" tall x 30-60"wide)
More Information
SKU
HC017430
Common Name
Elephant Ears
Botanical Name
Colocasia esculenta
Item Package Size
Bag of 1
Foliage
Wide green leaves shaped like big hearts.
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
Bloom Time
Foliage plant all summer
Mature Height
36-60" tall
Bulb Spacing
36-60" wide
Planting Depth
Plant 2-3" deep.
Soil Type
Loamy Soil
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist / Wet
Ideal Region
Anywhere In The US, Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Hot Desert, Pacific Northwest, Coastal California
Advantages
Deer Resistant, Easy To Grow, Good For Containers, Rabbit Resistant
Additional Information
Perennial in zones 8-10. Annual in zones 3-7. Can also be grown as a houseplant.
Zones
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ships As
Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber
Item Unit Of Measure
Bulb
Poisonous or Toxic to Animals
Skin and eye irritant. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested. Toxic to dog and cats.
Planting Time
Spring / Summer
Ships To Canada
No
Planting Guides
Summer Blooming Bulbs, including popular varieties such as gladiolus and dahlias, are planted in the spring and bloom in the summer. Most of these bulbs are tropical and require warm weather to be planted. There must not be any danger of frost and your ground temperature must have reached 55 degrees Fahrenheit before planting. Many
of our summer blooming bulbs can be planted as perennials in zones 9-10 (zone 8 if mulched), but should be treated as annuals in cooler climates. You can lift them and store them in the fall, or bring patio pots inside before frost. See page 15 of our Planting Guide for a bulb depth planting illustration.
View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
Shipping
Zone
Shipping Status
Zone 2
Shipping begins the week of May 15th, 2023
Zone 3
Shipping begins the week of May 15th, 2023
Zone 4
Shipping begins the week of May 15th, 2023
Zone 5
Shipping begins the week of April 24th, 2023
Zone 6
Shipping begins the week of April 17th, 2023
Zone 7
Now Shipping
Zone 8
Now Shipping
Zone 9
Now Shipping
Zone 10
Now Shipping
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and spring-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and spring-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennial and spring-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (800) 925-9387 or contact us by email.
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 brings a tropical touch to the garden border with big, bold foliage. The bright, fast-growing leaves add textural interest and broad swaths of green. Huge heart-shaped leaves last all season long, and are a great screen or backdrop for flowers and foliage in a sunny to part-shade garden. Gardeners love these plants because they are easy to grow, great in containers, and rabbit and deer-resistant.)
