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Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' - Upright Elephant Ears - Araceae (The Arum Family)
Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' - Upright Elephant Ears - Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' is an upright elephant ear with huge, thick, sculpted, glossy blue-green leaves.
Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' - Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' is an upright elephant ear with huge, thick, sculpted, glossy blue-green leaves.
  
9cm
Price: $21.99
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 6-10'
Width: 8-10'
Flower Colour: Green

Stock Status:(Out of Stock)

Availability: Shipping begins in May/June when plants are ready.
Product Code: 12516
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Description Fine Print
 
This giant elephant ear, Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant', is aptly named. Be prepared for a vertical height of 10 feet at maturity with leaves 4 feet long and 3 feet wide that are thick, sculpted and glossy blue-green held upright on rigid stems. This large specimen is guaranteed to wow! Hardy to zone 7b if the tuber is protected in colder climates but you might not want to risk it. Makes an excellent and dramatic houseplant. Provide as much heat as possible with lots of water and fertilizer.
Details
  • Class: Evergreen
  • Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
  • Flowering Time: Summer
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
  • Deer Resistant: Unknown
  • Attracts:
  • Habitat: Tropical forests, sunny, open or shaded damp sites by streams and marshes.
  • Geographical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Indian Subcontinent, Asia and the Pacific - Australasia
  • BC Native: No