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Plants of various sizes available in spring.
Elephant's ear
Alocasia genus (Elephant's ear). This genus has about 70 species of evergreen perennials from south east Asia with underground rhizomes. The leaves are heart-shaped and between 20-90cm long depending on the species you have. They produce tiny flowers on a spadix enclosed on a leaf-like spathe. Most of the species contain poisons which can cause a rapid numbing and swelling of the tongue and throat.
They are frost tender with a min of 15C. They need a high level of humidity with partial shade and well-drained soil.
Grown for their attractive foliage.
