Elephant Ear Size:Medium

Elephant Ear Size:MediumSorry if you were hoping for an actual elephant but honestly, I'm the better housemate. I'm the Elephant Ear: giant, glossy, ear shaped leaves that have been part of Pacific Island life for thousands of years. And please, no Dumbo jokes. I've heard them all. I remember all of them. These big ears work up a thirst keep my soil consistently moist and give me bright, indirect light with room to spread. I grow fast when I'm happy, and I'm usually happy.

and in the wild my species is nicknamed the 'council tree' for the village-sized shade it throws

approx 35-55cm tall

I'm basically a living guestbook from the Caribbean

Large - 50cm wide x 56cm high

and ground the look with a Cooper Pot in Black

I was named after a 1950s Miami nursery

this plant offers a gentler

minus the ceiling negotiations and most of the attitude: bright

Three planet-round pots in a warm stone-grey that makes greenery glow

dark nights - I'm what botanists call a short-day plant

so I do appreciate a bit of humidity

feathery fronds and lush green canopy