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James H. Schutte
(Elephant Ear, Illustris Taro, Taro)
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro is grown for its huge heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. Its cultivar 'Illustris' has purple-black leaves with green veins and violet leaf stalks. Sweetly fragrant flowers with large creamy-yellow spathes may appear in summer. In areas where the tubers will not overwinter in the ground, 'Illustris' can be lifted and stored in the fall, or grown in containers.
Beautiful near a water feature, taro grows well in shallow...
Environmental Horticulture Dept. University of Florida
(Elephant Ear, Taro)
A real conversation piece, 'Jack's Giant' has extra large, medium green leaves with ruffled edges. It is ideal for large bold containers and partially shaded gardens.
A tender perennial native to India and tropical Asia, Colocasia esculenta is grown for its edible, bulb-like corms and huge heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. It is considered one of the first plants cultivated by humans for food and is now naturalized throughout most of the subtropical and tropical regions...
Environmental Horticulture Dept. University of Florida
(Elephant Ear, Taro)
The bold leaves of 'Lime Aide’ are dark green with irregular chartreuse flecks and blotches. Each intricate leaf has its own unique pattern. Sweetly fragrant, calla-like flowers with large creamy-yellow spathes appear in summer, though they are mostly concealed by the foliage.
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro is grown for its huge, heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. It originates from India and tropical Asia, Colocasia esculenta where it is...
Gerald L. Klingaman
(Elephant Ear, Taro)
The intricate and unusual 'Nancy's Revenge' is an exceptionally ornamental elephant ear that was discovered in the Caribbean by aroid enthusiast, Jerry Kranz, and named after his business partner, Nancy McDaniels. It may also be sold under the name, ‘Nancyana.’ Each striking leaf is solid green when it first emerges and eventually develops a broad, creamy yellow, blotch along the central midvein that radiates into the peripheral veins.
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro...
PlantHaven
(Elephant Ear, Taro)
The large, striking yellow-green leaves of 'Pineapple Princess' have a purple veins and edges and are supported by deep burgundy petioles (leaf stems). This cultivar was bred by John Cho at the University of Hawaii Plant Breeding Program and also boasts increased hardiness and disease-resistance in addition to a tidier, runner-free habit.
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro (kalo in Hawaiian) is grown for its huge, heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. It...
James Burghardt
(Red Stem Taro, Taro)
A large, perennial native to India and tropical Asia, taro is grown for its starchy, edible, bulb-like corms and huge heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. It is considered one of the first plants cultivated by humans for food and is now naturalized throughout most of the subtropical and tropical regions of the world.
Also called elephant year, Colocasia esculenta produces huge arrow-shaped leaves held on tall leaf stems that arise directly from the corm. The leaf stem...
(Elephant Ear, Taro, Violet Stem Taro)
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro is grown for its huge heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. Its cultivar 'Violet Stem' has puckered grayish-green leaves with purple stems. Sweetly fragrant flowers with large creamy-yellow spathes may appear in summer. In areas where the tubers will not overwinter in the ground, 'Violet Stem' can be lifted and stored in the fall, or grown in containers.
Beautiful near a water feature, taro grows well in shallow water or...
PlantHaven
(Elephant Ear, Taro)
The bold elephant ears in the Royal Hawaiian® Series were developed at the University of Hawaii Plant Breeding Program. All are extra showy, hardy and disease-resistant and have tidy, runner-free habits. Leaf and stem colors include purple, bronze, yellow-green, olive green and bicolors.
A large, tuberous perennial native to tropical Asia, taro (kalo in Hawaiian) is grown for its huge, heart-shaped leaves that add drama to the landscape. It originates from India and tropical Asia, Colocasia...
Mark A. Miller
(Barrel Palm, Cuban Bottle Palm)
A tall specimen of a Cuban bottle palm has a trunk that resembles a snake that recently swallowed a plump rat. The "belly" is not fully at the trunk's bottom, but in a seemingly random middle area. This evergreen palm is native to the grasslands of western Cuba and the Isle of Youth. It is a single-trunked plant that looks like a sabal palm in leaf form and canopy.
When young, the Cuban bottle palm's trunk is covered in thatch fibers. Only with age does the thatch shed and a rather smooth trunk...
James H. Schutte
(Colville's Glory Tree)
The wispy, feathery leaves of Colville’s glory tree creates a gentle backdrop for its fiery clusters of orange flowers that appear in autumn. A splendid semi-deciduous tropical tree with coppery bark, it is native to the island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa.
The doubly pinnate, feathery leaves of this tree are soft, rich green and sway easily in the breeze. Each has small leaflets in 15-25 pairs that connect to larger central leaf petiole. Overall the tree looks unremarkable...
