The Queensland Gardening Pages

Information & resources about plants & gardens for Brisbane & Qld

Elephant Ears

"Elephant Ears" is a common name for a number of related plants which produce large heart-shaped leaved in a clump on long stalks. They provide dramatic foliage interest in a tropical garden design.

Examples:
Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
Cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis)

Caladiums and Anthurium are covered on separate pages

Nurseries supplying Elephant Ears to Qld

Regular garden centres might offer one or two varieties. Any nurseries specialising in this group of plants are invited to advertise on this page. As well as Queensland nurseries with Elephant Ears for sale, Australian mail-order and online suppliers to this state may be listed here. Find out more here: Advertising Information.

More Links

Caladiums and Anthurium are covered on separate pages

Queensland

Alocasia brisbanensis (Cunjevoi, spoon lily) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network

Cunjevoi Poisons Information Centre, Queensland Health, Qld Govt.

Australia

Plant Name Changes Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)

Araceae Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (PDF)

Alocasia brisbanensis PlantNET, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney

Taro National Weeds Strategy, Australia

International

The following links are for general information - some species or varieties mentioned in links may be unavailable in Australia

Aroids at Lester Kallus' website

East Asian Flora Web Interesting plants from of Singapore and Malaysia including Aroids

Acres of Aroids Photos and information on aroids (especially Amorphophallus) and other unusual plants

Tropical Plants Offer New Possibilities for Georgia Gardens University of Georgia, USA

Victoria Adventure Information about pond plants and water gardening. Pictures of various Elephant Ears. Site based in Florida, USA

Elephant ears add a tropical flair to gardens Mississippi State University

Accent plants: an essential part of a tropical garden University of Florida (PDF)

Alocasia brisbanensis (Bailey) Domin Virginia Wesleyan College, USA

Alocasia spp. Elephant's Ear Factsheet, University of Florida USA (PDF)

Black Velvet Alocasia (Alocasia reginula) University of Arkansas

Elephant Ears aka African Mask( Alocasia Frydek / micholitziana ) Herself's Houston Garden (Blog)

Internet Taro Factory

Kalo (taro) The Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i

The Taro Page by Windward Community College, Hawaii, USA

Black Magic will give gardens tropical flair Office of Agricultural Communications Mississippi State University, USA

Elephant ears create a tropical paradise Mississippi State University (Story about a dark-leaved form of Colocasia esculenta known as Imperial Taro, Illustris Elephant Ear or Colocasia antiquorum var. Illustris)