Caladium Pink Elephant Ear Plant

Combine elephant ears with other tropical looking plants like cannas bananas variegated tapioca caladiums and coleus for a summer jungle garden.

Caladium pink elephant ear plant. We ship you caladium bulbs and elephant ear bulbs direct from the farm in lake placid florida the caladium capitol of the world. Some types such as colocasia esculenta can be potted in shallow water submerged during the summer around the edges of a pond for instance. However it is not common or predictable. Yes elephant ears can bloom.

An alocasia in a container placed out in the garden can be a movable focal point and can hide the bare spot left when spring blooming bulbs go dormant. Find a great selection of elephant ear varieties here. The genus caladium includes seven. Elephant s ear bulbs produce large leafy plants which add a tropical look to a home landscape.

Pink elephant ear bulbs caladium perennial resistant plants bonsai gardening top ebay a plant with large green leaves also gives the eye a rest amidst masses of colorful flowers. Elephant s ear planting and care. Indirect light part shade. The leaves of caladium plants some as long as 24 inches have marbled spotted or veined patterns in red pink white and green.

Large plants are exquisite on their own and smaller plants provide an exceptional complement to other plants with color like caladiums. We have been growing quality caladiums on our farm for over 30 years. Rich well drained potting mix. Colocasia and alocasia elephant ears these caladium relatives include alocasia colocasia alocasias are primarily used for their ornamental purposes whereas the genera colocasia is primarily used as a carbohydrate food staple in tropical regions of the world.

However it is not common or predictable. Caladium plants whether indoors or outdoors die back and become dormant in the fall and stay that way until early spring. A caladium is a tuberous rooted perennial that originally came from south america. They grow well in soil with good drainage and thrive in sun or shade.

12 to 30 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide. As far as how deep to plant elephant ear bulbs you should plant tubers fairly close to the soil s surface perhaps two to four inches. Caladium angel wings elephant ears. We recently have decided to make our products available to the public directly from the farm.

Pink elephant ear bulbs caladium perennial resistant plants bonsai gardening top ebay a plant with large green leaves also gives the eye a rest amidst masses of colorful flowers.