{"product_id":"thailand-giant-giant-elephant-ear-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Thailand Giant Giant Elephant Ear - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eThailand Giant is a true giant among elephant ears, with glaucous green leaves that can reach 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. Mature plants typically reach about 9 feet tall, giving a lush tropical look to any garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven young plants produce lightly fragrant, white, lily-like flowers, though the enormous leaves are the main attraction. It needs rich soil and steady moisture, and in cold-winter areas it is grown as a summer tropical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnormous, heart-shaped leaves up to 5 feet long and 4 feet wide are a soft, powdery blue-green with a slightly frosted, matte surface and pale veins. They are held on thick, pale green stems that rise and arch outward. The plant forms a huge, upright clump about 9 feet tall and 6 to 9 feet wide. Occasionally, creamy white, lily-like flowers with a hooded spathe appear near the base of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThailand Giant needs rich, moist soil and lots of water, so plant it in a sheltered, well-watered bed or huge container away from the lean, dry lavender beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in humus-rich soil that stays consistently moist but drains well; feed heavily through summer. Hardy in zones 8 to 10 with a thick winter mulch; elsewhere grow it as an annual or dig and store the tuber indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colocasia gigantea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e White (lily-like, lightly fragrant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powdery blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huge, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 ft tall × 6 ft–9 ft 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":67724398035240,"sku":"GLLF-PER-E0D098C0-20","price":336.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/thailand-giant-giant-elephant-ear.jpg?v=1790865111","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/thailand-giant-giant-elephant-ear-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}