Flying Squid Elephant Ear - Alocasia plumbae Passion Fruit

Flying Squid Elephant Ear - Alocasia plumbae Passion FruitThe Flying Squid may be the most unique Elephant Ear you will ever find. It doesn't have the typical elephant ear leaves but long, squid like leaves, hence the name. It's an ultra dwarf plant that reaches around 4 6 inches at maturity. Mature height: 4 6 inches Light: Partial shade to full shade Soil: Well drained soil Zones: 9 11

At maturity

and nutmeg put together in one spice jar--hence the perfectly-penned name--but it is one single spice

Added to a salad

Harvest the fruit when it starts dropping to the ground

but it is specifically designed for fruiting figs

• Average mature height: Under 6 inches

and with all the big taste of larger fig varieties

• Light: Sun to part shade

• Average mature height: 8 feet without pruning or shearing

so stick with just the root at the dinner table

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