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About the Variety
Key Features
Heat Tolerant
Prefers Dappled Shade
Prefers Moist Soil
Clay Soil Tolerant
Container Friendly
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Medicinal
Edible
Reduces Erosion
Plant Details
BOTANICAL NAME
Colocasia esculenta
LIFE CYCLE
Perennial
SEED TYPE
Bulb
LIGHT REQUIREMENT
Partial Shade
BLOOM SEASON
Summer through Fall
GROWTH HABIT
Clumping
Upright
PLANT HEIGHT
Up to 72 inches
PLANT TYPE
Jumbo
COLOR
Black
Add a touch of the tropics to your garden or container with this stunning Jumbo Elephant Ear variety. The black glossy leaves get large, towering around 6-8 feet tall! Because of their size and distinct characteristics, they look beautiful as the backdrop to other flowers and plants.
• Tender Perennial; Bold and Striking Foliage Reminiscent of Elephant Ears
• Perfect Choice for Focal Point or Creating a Tropical-Style Garden; Grows All Summer Until Frost
We guarantee that our seeds & bulbs will be true to type and ready to thrive. If something doesn't grow as expected, we will make it right. Questions? Call us at 855-440-2929
Planted 4/24/26. This photo was taken 6/25/26. Doing great and almost 1 foot tall already. Some leaves are coming in green but they are mostly black, and the ones that start out green turn black. We just love it and are anxious to watch it keep getting taller! Due to the colder Michigan temperatures this spring, we started her indoors and moved her outside when it warmed up. She will love next week in the 90s.
I purchased two of these along with 2 other bulbs on sale, none have emerged. I have 3 other plants successfully growing, as the weather is ideal. I think the bulbs may have arrived in poor condition.
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Hello Denielle. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure the quality of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!
I planted three bulbs last year and none came up. I was frustrated and called and asked for replacements.. I am pretty sure I planted them correctly and right side up… anyway with no hesitations at all they said they would ship me replacements at the proper time for free.
They arrived and I tripled checked instructions and videos on planting. This time I made sure my hole was a little bigger ( deeper and wide) than required.. I filled the hole with quality garden dirt purchased at lowes.. then covered also with same quality loose dirt.. the spots chosen were are close to sprinkler heads and nice shaded/ partial sun.. this time all three are sprouting.. proper color .. and growing nicely.. hopefully they will get large and accent the path from shady area to my banana plant section .
Congrats on standing behind your product
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Thanks so much for your review! We greatly appreciate your feedback on this matter. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and service and will certainly take your information into account. If you ever have any other concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to us and we'll be happy to do all we can to assist. Thanks again for your review and best wishes for your growing season!
I planted the black Jumbo Elephant Ears bulbs, and they NEVER grew. I waited all summer for the bulbs to grow. I purchased the green elephant ear, and they succeeded, but it wasn't jumbo. I have elephant ears from the past year that grew much larger than the (green) elephant ears purchased from Eden Brothers. The elephant's ears grew slowly and did not reach the anticipated height.
Store owner replied:
Hello, Janice
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We appreciate your feedback as continuing to work with our gardeners around the country allows us to actively update our products and processes. We are delighted to hear that you’ve requested a store credit and will resume gardening with us! Feel free to reach back out with any other questions or concerns.
Slow growth rate, color nothing like picture ! Came up looking healthy but Barely got to 2 Ft . Black color only on the tips and veins of the leaves!
Store owner replied:
Hello, Lance
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!
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Hello, Audrey
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!
I purchased 3 bulbs to plant in spring. All arrived as expected. Planted in large, 30” containers and followed instructions but none even sprouted. So disappointed. Dug them up this fall and they are as when I put them in the pot. I do not recommend due to no sprouts.
Store owner replied:
Hello, Mary
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!
I PURCHASED 2 BULBS OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY NEVER GREW. FORTUNATELY EDEN BROTHERS REIMBURSED ME SO IM GOING TO GIVE THEM ONE MORE TRY. I ORDERED THEM AGAIN WILL POST NEXT YEAR THE REULTS. WISH ME LUCK
Store owner replied:
Hello, Barbara!
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as we strive to provide the best quality service and products to our gardeners around the country.