Create your private jungle with this behemoth! 

Transport yourself to paradise with magnificent Thailand Giant Elephant Ears, Colocasia gigantea. If you like to go big and bold, this jumbo is your dream; its glaucous green leaves can measure a whopping 5′ long x 4′ wide each. Full-grown Thailand Giant Elephant Ears typically reaches 9′ tall, though some grown in tropical climates have reportedly reached 20′. Here in St Louis, Missouri, it has been reported that Thailand Giant Elephant Ears can grow as big as a car in one summer!

From a young age, Thailand Giant Elephant Ears produces pleasantly scented, white, lily-like flowers, though it really is grown more for its gigantic leaves. Plant it in the ground, or a large container. Thailand Giant Elephant Ears is fantastic in large drifts or as a spectacular specimen around patios, ponds, and swimming pools. This treasure was introduced by a top USA nursery, which collected seeds growing in the wild in Thailand.

Thailand Giant Elephant Ears can be treated as an annual or dug up and stored in a dark location above freezing for the following season.

Designated a Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit for its outstanding qualities.

Growing instructions: Plant Thailand Giant Elephant Ears in full sun to part shade in soil that has been amended with compost or other organic matter. Keep the plant consistently moist. Plants produce prodigious growth and benefit from regular fertilization. In St. Louis, its tuber can be planted in the ground in mid-spring after the last frost date (in St. Louis, April 15). To get the plant off to a faster start, in late winter to early spring, plant the bulb in a pot and place it in a sunny window inside. Dig up tuber in the fall after the first frost and then overwinter in a cool, dry location that does not go below 45 degrees. If grown in large containers, the containers should be brought indoors to a frost-free dark corner or basement for overwintering (best to leave the tuber in the container rather than remove it). Plants may be propagated by dividing large tubers.