{"product_id":"distant-memory-elephant-ear-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Distant Memory Elephant Ear - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eDistant Memory is an elephant ear with huge, glossy, dark mahogany leaves shaded near black. It is shorter and fuller than Black Swan, forming a clump that sends up lots of new leaves and fills a pot quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows about 4 to 4½ feet tall and 5 feet wide, making a rich, dark focal point in containers and beds. Deer and rabbits leave it alone. In cold climates, grow it as a summer tropical and bring the tuber in for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery large, heart-shaped leaves about 18 to 24 inches long are a glossy dark mahogany shading to near black, with smooth surfaces and slightly wavy edges. Dark stems hold the leaves out and down, and new leaves emerge steadily from the center. The plant forms a full, clumping mound 48 to 54 inches tall and 5 to 5½ feet wide. In midsummer it is a dense, dark mass of overlapping glossy leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistant Memory needs moist, rich soil, unlike lavender, so grow it in a large container or a damp bed away from the dry lavender plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to part shade in rich soil kept consistently moist, and fertilize regularly during summer. Hardy in zones 8 to 10; elsewhere plant out after nights are warm and store the tuber indoors over winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colocasia esculenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy dark mahogany to near black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full, clumping mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 ft–54 in tall × 5 ft–66 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical tuber that is damaged by cold in transit; ships only after frost danger has passed, and needs warm soil to start growing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724398002472,"sku":"GLLF-PER-63EFA21B-20","price":323.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/distant-memory-elephant-ear.jpg?v=1790865734","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/distant-memory-elephant-ear-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}