Elephant Ear Caladium Varieties With Names

These foliage plants are perennial and can be hardy down to usda zone 8.

Elephant ear caladium varieties with names. Planting storing and growing instructions for caladium bulbs and elephant ear bulbs caladiums have proven to be excellent bedding plants for full shade to full sun. It grows quite fast reaching up to 6 8 feet tall. Some species are considered invasive. 64 west avon park fl 33825 toll free.

Article by keri byrum. White plants sun plants foliage plants exotic plants garden bulbs shade garden garden plants caladium garden colorful garden. This much smaller elephant ear species only reaches 2 feet 0 5 m in height with foliage measuring 8 to 12 inches 20 30 5 cm in length. Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms a root vegetable most commonly known as taro ˈ t ɑː r oʊ ˈ t æ r oʊ or kalo in hawaiian see names and etymology for an extensive list.

Caladium plant elephant ear heart of jesus and angel wings native to. Caladium k ə ˈ l eɪ d i əm is a genus of flowering plants in the family araceae they are often known by the common name elephant ear which they share with the closely related genera alocasia colocasia and xanthosoma heart of jesus and angel wings there are over 1000 named cultivars of caladium bicolor from the original south american plant. There are about 200 varieties of colocasia. Caladium caladium is the name for common elephant ear plants found in nurseries.

The big peltate leaves can reach up to 2 3 feet long and 1 2 feet wide. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms leaves and petioles. 15 taro root bulbs elephant ear edible aquatic marginal bog pond live plant eddo. South america and central america usda plant hardiness zones.

Colocasia is one of the best types of elephant ear plants you can grow. Elephant ear bulbs blaze perennial caladium colocasia red ruffles tropical plant. For full sun tolerant varieties see individual variety pictures. The plant thrives well in indirect sunlight.

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