Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Colocasia - Elephant Ear





















Another favorite plant of mine and one I am wondering about its chances for return this year. It should be hardy, but since I can't imagine the garden with out it, and it's cheaper to buy the bulbs now rather than plants later, I picked up a bag of 5 last weekend. If these return, then I'll just have to find another spot in the danger garden for 5 new plants! Darn.

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  1. ooh, I think you'll have to direct me to where to pick up a few bulbs for our yard! Mike will LOVE them!

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  2. Well design kamper I hate to admit it but I was at a "big box store" Lowes. They had a pretty good inventory left! Buy them - you won't regret it!

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  3. Hello! I'm interested in growing colocasia in my Portland, Oregon yard, and I'm curious if you did anything special to overwinter your colocasia? Did you plant yours from bulb initially?

    Thank you

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    1. As I recall I bought the ones in the photo already growing, as a plant. I have never had a colocasia return in the ground after winter. They have to be pulled and overwintered in a frost free location or replanted every year.

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    2. Hmmm... I saw a post of yours from 2009 and it appeared they returned after winter. Maybe I'm confused?

      See your comment at the bottom of this page: https://gardeninggonewild.com/ggw-plant-pick-of-the-month-colocasia/

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    3. After reading your post again, it sounds like you suspected it was a colocasia returning after winter, but you were not certain at the time. I guess now I know it did not return. :) Thank you for taking the time to help. Oh, and you have an incredible blog. Very useful for a novice green thumb like myself.

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    4. danger gardenApril 08, 2020
      Truth be told you may be on to something, after all that was a few (11!) years ago. I don't remember any returning, but maybe I got lucky with a mild winter and that one did? Our winters can be all over the place as far as how cold and wet they are. Here's a cheap way to get several. Uwajimaya (or probably any Asian grocery store) sells taro root by the pound in the produce department. Buy a bag full, plant them, and you'll have big leaves all over your garden!
      http://www.thedangergarden.com/2011/08/supermarket-taro-follow-up.html

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