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Upright Elephant Ears
Alocasia odora
Regular price
$23.99
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$23.99
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$0.00
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Zones
3-11
ZONES
3-11
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Description
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. Our bulbs are top size, which means up to 10 inches in circumference! Complete planting instructions are included.
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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 fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-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 at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.
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GREAT PLANT AND FLOWERED THE FIRST YEAR!!!!
"This plant suprised me with a yellow bloom after only 10 weeks in the ground. I will be ordering more!!"
Excellent Plant
"This was planted in a container and continues to grow bigger!"
SO impressed!
"I was a little worried about planting an elephant ear in my yard, here in the canyons of sunny California, thinking the dry, summer temperatures would kill this tropical. I planted it in the spring and thought it may have rotted, as it took almost 6 months for the first little leaf to break the soil. But WOW, once it emerged, it never stopped! I cannot believe the size of it now, a year later. By far, the most growth I have ever seen from a plant in such little time. It completely filled in the empty bed I placed it in for that very reason! And now it's sent secondary clusters of new shoots around the entire perimeter of the main base! The only downfall I see, is that I may have to eliminate some of them, if this thing keeps going the way it is. It's a VERY happy plant! I love it and it is a show-stopper in my front garden. Just about every visitor to my home comments on how fabulous it is. I wish I had room for more Elephant Ears. This one is a winner!"