General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 1 to 5 feet (.3-1.5 m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Evergreen or seasonally dormant
Fruit: Other: Orange red when ripe
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. Viability declines if seeds are allowed to dry. Soak overnight in distilled water and plant.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Elephant's Ear
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Alocasia longiloba
  • Synonym: Alocasia lowii
  • Synonym: Alocasia watsoniana
  • Synonym: Alocasia veitchii
  • Synonym: Alocasia grandis
  • Synonym: Alocasia denudata

Photo Gallery
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2017-08
conservatory
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2017-08
conservatory

photo credit: KENPEI
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: New york
Date: 2019-10-22
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2016-10-05

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