Tea Cup Elephant Ear Bulbs

This item is a plant and will arrive in 4 pots from tissue culture.

Tea cup elephant ear bulbs. Plants grow in clumpls up to a sizeable 6 feet tall. Unique elephant has leaves that face upwards similar to a tea cup. An elephant ear with a sophisticated new look. Colocasia elephant ear tea cup grows shiny olive green leaves with a purple veined underside that forms a tea cup like form and catches water during rain.

Great for height interest growing 5 6 tall on sleek dark stems. The rain water pools in the cup until it gets too full at which time the stems bend slightly to pour out the water and then the process starts all over again. The leaves are upright and gather up to 1 cup of water. If your plant doesn t look just like the picture give ita little time to grow up.

Product description one of the most unusual of the elephant ears. Not only are they one of the largest flowering bulbs but they are also very versatile and can grow with little sunlight to full shade. Contrasting colors shine in sunlight. Plant tea cup elephant ear in your garden or in a container on your patio.

Up to 6 tall. Tea cup elephant ear. These are best grown in 70 soil or start indoors ahead of time on a heat mat. The leaves of this plant are upturned on the edges so that the leaves actually collect up to a cup of rain or irrigation water depending on the leaf size when the stems can no longer hold the weight the stems droop spilling the water out.

Elephant ear varieties are hardy in zones 7 10 as. Each leaf has an upturned appearance creating tea cups. They do great in partial shade so plant these bulbs in a shady area to watch them thrive. These tall elephant ears grow 5 6 tall and can be planted in the garden or in containers.

Tea cup elephant ear is a unique variety of colocasia. Tea cup elephant ears 1 bulb elephant ear bulbs are among the most eye catching of the bulbs available for purchase. The foliage is the most stunning part shiny green leaves show in stylish contrast against dark near black veining the coloration becomes even more stunning when the sunlight hits. Tea cup elephant ear grows 4 6 tall with a spread of 2 3.

Prefers sun to partial shade. They spread very rapidly via above ground rhizomes especially in wet freshly ground soil. Tea cup variety of elephant ears was originally discovered in the wild in indonesia. Tea cup shiny green leaves with an adorable upright habit forming a tea cup like form which holds water.

The contrasting purple veins and unique upturned leaves make the tea cup a great showpiece for your garden. If you want a variation on the normal elephant ear the tea cup variety is an elegant solution.