Elephant Ear Blooms: Was trimming dead leaves from my Elephant Ear Plants and saw some color. About the shade of a ripe melon. There were three blooms one of which had finished.

MorrisT Loc: Chattanooga, Tn.

Was trimming dead leaves from my Elephant Ear Plants and saw some color. About the shade of a ripe melon. There were three blooms one of which had finished.
Absolutely gorgeous.

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MoT Loc: Barrington, IL

Very nice, the first one is a winner.

MorrisT Loc: Chattanooga, Tn.

MoT wrote:

Very nice, the first one is a winner.

Thanks MoT

hcmcdole

Hello fellow gardener, very cool observation.

All aroids - Alocasia, Colocasia, Philodendron, Calla Lilies, Peace Lilies, Caladiums (which I see in the background of a couple of your pictures), and many more plants in the Araceae family all have similar blooms (spathe and spadix).

Try some Voodoo lilies (Amorphophallus 'Konjac' for example) for color but they stink to high heaven.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Gorgeous indeed.

MorrisT Loc: Chattanooga, Tn.

hcmcdole wrote:

Hello fellow gardener, very cool observation.

All aroids - Alocasia, Colocasia, Philodendron, Calla Lilies, Peace Lilies, Caladiums (which I see in the background of a couple of your pictures), and many more plants in the Araceae family all have similar blooms (spathe and spadix).

Try some Voodoo lilies (Amorphophallus 'Konjac' for example) for color but they stink to high heaven.

hc not a gardener just one who puts bulbs in the ground and tries to keep them watered.
I was not aware an Elephant Ear would bloom. Have had them for 6-7 years and this is the first time they have bloomed. Looks as if they start straight up rolled up and then lay over and open up. They are very pretty. Thanks for the info.

MorrisT Loc: Chattanooga, Tn.

Bob Mevis wrote:

Gorgeous indeed.

Thanks Bob, I quite agree

MorrisT Loc: Chattanooga, Tn.

hcmcdole wrote:

Hello fellow gardener, very cool observation.

All aroids - Alocasia, Colocasia, Philodendron, Calla Lilies, Peace Lilies, Caladiums (which I see in the background of a couple of your pictures), and many more plants in the Araceae family all have similar blooms (spathe and spadix).

Try some Voodoo lilies (Amorphophallus 'Konjac' for example) for color but they stink to high heaven.

Was looking on line and found out there are Black Elephant Ears too. Will try some next spring in a different location.
In July a car plowed into our house across the EE's leaving oil on the stems. I cut them off about 12" high to remove the oil and had to move them so the porch steps could be rebuilt. They are currently 4.5-5 foot high

hcmcdole

MorrisT wrote:

hc not a gardener just one who puts bulbs in the ground and tries to keep them watered.
I was not aware an Elephant Ear would bloom. Have had them for 6-7 years and this is the first time they have bloomed. Looks as if they start straight up rolled up and then lay over and open up. They are very pretty. Thanks for the info.

I've seen them bloom sporadically over the years but never really considered taking photos of the blooms themselves.

The only one I could find with some weird blooms is 'White Lava' which I lost last year. I hope I can find a replacement one day.