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Colocasia sp., Elephant Ear
Colocasia gigantea (?)
 Colocasia sp.
Family: Araceae
Elephant Ear
Origin: Polynesia and southeastern Asia
large shrub 5-10 ftsmall shrub 2-5 ftfull sunsemi-shadebog or aquaticregular waterornamental foliageFlood tolerant

They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large rhizome on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, which are shaped like a large ear or shield.

They are grown outside year-round in subtropical and tropical areas. In temperate regions, they are grown as ornamental plants, planted out for the summer and dug up and stored over winter.

Species and varieties:

Colocasia antiquorum

Colocasia esculenta Black Runner

Colocasia gigantea

Colocasia vivipara


 
Colocasia sp., Elephant Ear
Colocasia gigantea (?)

Colocasia sp., Elephant Ear
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia sp., Elephant Ear
Colocasia esculenta (Taro corms )
Colocasia sp., Elephant Ear
Colocasia gigantea


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