Source for Elephant Ears (the plant)

[BillH52]

Anybody got a 'local' source for Elephant Ears, the plant? 

BillH52

[buriramboy]

Anybody got a 'local' source for Elephant Ears, the plant? 

BillH52

funny name for a plant but I found this one:



Exotic Plant in Thailand – Caladium (Elephant Ear)

Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma).There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant.

Several Caladium speices are grown as ornamental plants because of their showy foliage. Caladium is generally a shade loving plant and and go dormant during the dry season but it needs plenty of water during the growing season. This picture was taken in the rubber plantation of Koh Maprow (Coconut island) off the east coast of Phuket.

[TBWG]

Anybody got a 'local' source for Elephant Ears, the plant? 

BillH52

I am fairly sure that the nursery next to Big C can get if not already in stock.  Thats coming from Buriram the nursery just before petrol station & Big C.

Otherwise there is another good nursery on other side of road a few Kms further on.


TBWG