I'm looking for the old timey Elephant Ears (bulbs) like my grandmother used to have.
They were real tall, with huge leaves. Would like to trade if someone has them.
Old timey Elephant Ears???
Are you talking about Colocasia esculenta?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/188/index.html
If so, I have some I could trade.
Do your's get tall with large leaves? I've bought some from Wal-Mart before, but they only get about two to three feet tall. Send me a list of trade items your looking for. I'll put together a list of trade items for you. Got to get to work.
Thanks
Sweet-pea
Mine have gotten at least 4 feet. I think how tall they get will depend mostly on how much you water them.
Don't forget soil and fertilizer, they make a big difference also. I don't have any to trade because I've given them all away but.... here is a picture of my Wal-Mart Elephant Ears. Wal-Mart has 2 sizes of bulbs, these came from their largest size bulb. They grew to over 6 ft tall.
Judy
PS I gave them away because they were too tall for the area where they were planted and I didn't have another place for them
Oh my goodness -- I had no idea they grew that tall!
They grow a lot bigger if you don't have to dig them every fall.
Buying those at walmart or any nursery etc. is a waste of money if you live near an asian grocery store.. They normally sell taro root for less than $1/pound.
What zone can they survive in without having to dig them up every year? I would love to have some by my back fence. It is so plain looking back there.
Tammie
Colocasia esculenta has proved fairly hardy in zone 6 and almost guarenteed if mulched and planted close to the foundation.
That means they would do well here... I am going to have to try to find some. The area where they would go gets tons of sun. I bet they would grow like weeds. I had an absolutely HUGE EE plant down the street from where I used to live in California... I bet it was 9 ft high and looked almost like it was a fake it was so pretty.
Too bad I did not think of it then, I could have dug up some of those.
Tammie
I think they should survive in the ground in zone 7; the key would be to mulch them heavily. I'm in zone 9, and they don't die back - they grow all winter. It depends on how deeply the ground freezes.
I can send you some pups, if you'd like - just let me know. Or, I can dig up some rhizome and send that. Actually, I could send both - why not?
I have other ears as well, c. Black Magic, c.Illustris, c. Fontanesii (Black Stem), if you'd rather.
By the way, they get a LOT taller than the one in the picture, if that really is a green c. esculenta.
Steve
Steve, you have D-Mail! LOL I love Daves garden! I have gotten so many new plants and can't wait until they have multiplied enough so I can share my good fortune with everyone else. I am also sharing with my mother. She has a perfect place in front that needs something to grow. LOL I do have one little EE in a pot that I got in september. It is growing... had dark edges on the leaves.
Tammie