Elephant ear, what kind?

[FredG]

I ave planted an elephant ear into my garden coming from a container about 2 weeks back. At the momenr it is not looking 100% healthy but needs little time. At least there is a new shoot developing from the bulb. Next to the bulb there has a new shoot apeared over the past couple days which I am sure is a offspring of the motherplant. Could this be correct? I cannot wait till this plant becomes as large as people say it will be

 

[Marck]

Hello Fred, welcome to the Forum.
I hope you will continue to post pics of your aroid as it gets larger.
The small offset leaf reminds me of Alocasia odora, but I am far from certain. It could be an Alocasia, Colocasia, Leucocasia, Xanthosoma, etc.
Hopefully, with time, you be able to tell which species, hybrid, or cultivar it is. Eventually it should bloom, which will also be helpful for identification.

 

[Mrsclem]

Hi Fred. Is there still a leaf on the plant that you can post a picture of?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Better feed it.

 

[Nili]

Hello Fred, welcome to the Forum.
I hope you will continue to post pics of your aroid as it gets larger.
The small offset leaf reminds me of Alocasia odora, but I am far from certain. It could be an Alocasia, Colocasia, Leucocasia, Xanthosoma, etc.
Hopefully, with time, you be able to tell which species, hybrid, or cultivar it is. Eventually it should bloom, which will also be helpful for identification.

True. We, here, use it's tubers to make delicacies.