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Here are the best types of elephant ear plant you can grow and make a bold statement with their large leaves and beautiful foliage. Begonias grown around elephant ears bring a splash of color with their flowers especially wax and tuberous begonia types.
There is indeed a red elephant s ear but it is really a red stemmed e e.
Red elephant ear plant. Taxonomy and botany. Plant taxonomy classifies the most widely known elephant ear plants or taro as colocasia esculenta but plants of the alocasia genus and of the xanthosoma genus can go by the same common name as well. A number of cultivars also exist including types with dark leaves for example c.
Esculenta black magic placing them among the so called black plants. Elephant ear plant types. There are dozens of different types of elephant ear plant but here are 26 of the most popular varieties.
Some of them are small and some grow to be gigantic elephant ear plants if they re given optimal growing conditions. Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family araceae native to southeastern asia and the indian subcontinent some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. The names elephant ear and cocoyam are also used for some other large leaved genera in the araceae notably xanthosoma and caladium the generic name is derived from the ancient greek.
Here are the best types of elephant ear plant you can grow and make a bold statement with their large leaves and beautiful foliage. The huge heart shaped leaves of the elephant ear plant make it a favorite of gardeners around the world. This tropical plant comes in a range of species with different sizes and colors.
So if you too are looking forward to growing one here are the best types. Elephant ears red stem is an attractive green elephant ears with a striking colorful bright red stem. Red stem has heart shaped leaves and grows up to 4 5 feet tall.
Its a great pond plant and prefers sun to partial shade. Elephant ear varieties are hardy in zones 7 10 as perennials and suitable in zones 4 6 as annuals. Elephant ear plants are named after their super sized heart shaped or elephant ear shaped leaves.
Elephant ears belong to two species of plants. If you re after a good indoors house plant check out the alocasia species. How to care for your elephant ears indoors.
The elephant ear colocasia is a tropical plant that grows up to 9 feet 2 7 m tall and sprouts large arrow shaped leaves that resemble the ears on an elephant. To grow these stunning plants plant the bulbs in the early spring with the right soil conditions. Elephant ears is the common name for a group of tropical perennial plants grown for their large heart shaped leaves.
Most of these herbaceous species in the arum or aroid family araceae that are offered as ornamentals belong to the genera colocasia alocasia and xanthosoma although there are others that have similar appearance and growth habits. There is indeed a red elephant s ear but it is really a red stemmed e e. The leaves are green but the stems are red very deep red.
I have 1 plant that i bought it on e bay and it really has red stems but the leaves are green they are really beautiful. But this one in that sale is just a caladium. Begonias grown around elephant ears bring a splash of color with their flowers especially wax and tuberous begonia types.
Use ever blooming begonias to echo a color in the elephant ear leaves such as using a pink or red begonia around elephant ear leaves with speckles or veins of red and pink.