elephant ear soil ??

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alpine747 ste-marie-de-kent, Canada Sep 18, 2010

hi,i really hope someone can help me to care for this most beautiful plant i`ve just bought ...its an elephants ear plant and it really needs to get transplanted as its roots are coming out from the bottom of the pot ..my question is ,what kind of soil should i use ? and also anything you can help me to keep it healthy would be very appreciated .thanks and i hope to hear from you really soon,linda :)

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oneleaf Hillsboro, OR Sep 20, 2010

Hi Alpine,
Here is a great thread on gardenweb on someone's elephantear:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg0423461620861.html?43

The person on that forum used bark, perlite, and some peat moss and has been doing great.

I used bark, perlite, charcoal, and chopped sphagnum moss and the plant transitioned well and looks great after a couple months.

If I had to do it over, I'd likely use Al's Gritty Mix (bark, turface, and granite in equal amounts) as I have had great success with that in my other plants.

I water it frequently as I hear these plants like to stay quite moist.

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