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
Queensland
Cunjevoi Poisons Information Centre, Queensland Health, Qld Govt.
Australia
Araceae Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (PDF)
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
Acres of Aroids Photos and information on aroids (especially Amorphophallus) and other unusual plants
Victoria Adventure Information about pond plants and water gardening. Pictures of various Elephant Ears. Site based in Florida, USA
Kalo (taro) The Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i
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)
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