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This will be the biggest thing in your garden – Maybe even the biggest in the neighborhood! The Upright Elephant Ear quickly shoots up big, green spears that unfurl into some of the largest leaves in the plant kingdom. In good soil, the leaves can reach 4 or even 5 feet across. Just one big bulb will create a large leafy plant, like a tropical fountain of green.
Gardeners love this exotic favorite as a screen or as a background for smaller plants and flowers. Always a highlight in any garden, and very easy to grow and care for.
| SKU | ASB9F01 |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Upright Elephant Ear |
| Botanical Name | Alocasia portora |
| Zones | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Ships As | Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber |
| Light Requirements | Half Sun / Half Shade |
| Foliage | Upright clump with giant, green, heavily ruffled leaves. |
| Mature Height | 72-96" tall (6-8' tall) |
| Bulb Size | 9-11" |
| Bulb Spacing | 4-6' apart |
| Planting Depth | Plant 4" deep |
| Bloom Time | Foliage plant all summer |
| Plant Type / Life Cycle | Annual |
| Planting Time | Spring / Summer |
| Soil Type | Loamy Soil |
| Soil Moisture | Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining |
| Advantages | Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow, Containers |
| Additional Information | Hardy in zones 8-10 |
| Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada | No |
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by PowerReviewsAmerican MeadowsUpright Elephant Ear Portora
(based on 5 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Attractive (3)
Cons
No Cons
Best Uses
- Outdoors (3)
- Patio (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid gardener (4)
- Primary use:
- Personal (4)
Reviewed by 5 customers
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- Attractive
- Hardy
- Healthy
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- Garden
- Indoors
- Lawn
- Outdoors
- Patio
Comments about American Meadows Upright Elephant Ear Portora:
Use this product as a garden pant
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- Personal
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- Patio
Comments about American Meadows Upright Elephant Ear Portora:
this was our third Elephant Ears bulb, we know how to plant and care for them. It never grew. It took a month and three Emails to finally get a refund
- Primary use:
- Personal
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- Attractive
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- Lawn
- Outdoors
Comments about American Meadows Upright Elephant Ear Portora:
Purchased two bulbs one sprouted the other took forever and months later looks like a standard small elephant ear. I realize that it takes years for bulbs to mature and attain the size that is advertised. I'm hopeful that next season will be better.
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- Personal
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- Attractive
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- Outdoors
- Patio
- Pool Area
Comments about American Meadows Upright Elephant Ear Portora:
Bulb concerned me at beginning of the season as it started to rot. Uprooted, washed off, replanted in alternating sun light. It began to grow.....
Made 2 strong plants out of this bulb.
about 1 1/f ft tall now. Really strong.
Used 20-20-20 if that helps
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- Personal
Comments about American Meadows Upright Elephant Ear Portora:
Have been satisfied with this purchase
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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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).
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