Xanthosoma Violaceum Black Stem Elephant Ear Plant

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Plants for sale are Xanthosoma Violaceum Black Stem Elephant Ear

As with all my plants Black Stem Elephant Ear plants are grown from tissue culture to be exact disease free copies of the mother plant. Plants for sale are between 5-16″ they grow fast. Black Stem Elephant Ear is an aroid grown all over the tropics as a food plant. It is very variable but typically a plant with tuberous rhizomes and elegant leaves on a long petiole.

The petiole is dark purple in color and this color is extended to the veins on the underside of the leaves. People grow it in Nepal and through the Himalayan range up to northeast India. It can be found growing in forest areas close to cultivated land where the tuber is cultivated for food. Reaches 4-5 feet.

We recommend using Bio Spectrum organic fertilizer located in our store. Ships to the continental United States only.

Black Stem Elephant Ear Plant Care

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Black Stem Elephant Ear soil requirements and planting instructions

First, mix together the following:

• 60 percent potting soil
• 20 percent peat moss
• 20 percent coarse sand and a handful of perlite

Then, place this mixture in a pots, beds or garden and plant your Xanthosoma Violaceum.

When planting Xanthosoma Violaceum the landscape plant at 1′ apart. Proper site preparation ensures years of growth and once established they will not require weed control. Soil Ph should be around 6.0-7.0

light conditions and Zoning

When making a site selection keep your plant in an area that has non direct or dappled light. This species of Violaceum is hardy at zones 8-10

Watering and General Info

Additional, if using drip irrigation do not allow the soil to dry slightly between watering. Xanthosoma Violaceum is moderately drought tolerant.

In fact, produces large white blooms/flowers.

This mild feeder loves an organic fertilizer N-P-K ratio or 5-5-5 or lower.

Pests or diseases are few and far between.

People also refer to Xanthosoma Violaceum as elephant ear.

Growers generally grow Xanthosoma Violaceum from shoots, seeds and tissue culture.

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