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approx 3 root segs. W/plants

Elephant’s ear, also known as taro, dasheen and malanga, is a member of the Araceae (Arums) family of plants and is a Hawaiian native. The scientific name is Colocasia Esculenta. Elephant’s ear is very similar to caladium except that it is a much larger plant (ten times larger) and its leaves are primarily green with wavy edges although there are some variegated varieties.

Elephant’s ears grow from large tubers which produce corms. Their corms weigh an average of one to two pounds each but can be as heavy as eight pounds. They are herbaceous perennials that can grow to a massive eight feet high and equally as wide. Each of the elephant’s ears green leaves can grow to be five feet in length and up to three feet wide.