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Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear
Colocasia esculenta 'Maui Gold'
Height: 4 feet
Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 7a
Other Names: Cocoyam, Dasheen, Taro
Group/Class: Royal Hawaiian Series
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
An impressive variety with chartreuse-lime green leaves that progress to yellow gold; a stunning garden or pondside accent plant for a tropical look
Ornamental Features
Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its cascading habit of growth. Its attractive large heart-shaped leaves remain lime green in color with showy gold variegation and tinges of yellow throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes
Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear is an open herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its wonderfully bold, coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced garden composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing
Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Royal Hawaiian® Maui Gold Elephant Ear is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.
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