Elephant Ears flowering

[fred]

I am not sure of the Technical name for this plant as I got this one from my Father 5 years ago and he called the plant elephant,s ears.







another one I frow for my Father..

[BunnytheOrchid]

Wow I would like to know the technical name for it too. I haven't seen an orchid like that before! Neato

wait...

is it an orchid???

[BunnytheOrchid]

I guess I'm answering my own question. The thread was started in "other plants"

[digitalgate]

that is definately not Phalaenopsis gigantea -elephant ear..(as least that is what it is
called locally)

[patticake]

The plant that we grow in the garden called elephant ears, is all huge leaves. I've never seen one bloom! The top where the bloom is coming out, looks like an amaryllis with the wrong bloom! I'm going to research this a little- It's a cool flower!

[janet_a]

that's very cool.

[Bolero]

I have seen a few with the big leaves but never in flower. Must be a hard one to get to that stage? Anyway you've done a stellar job, beautiful!!!

[fred]

thanks Bolero
they are not that hard to get to flower to be honest.
this one is in my side shade house all year round.
no direct sun light fertilized twice a year with chock poo.
no water at all from the start of winter till the first day of spring.
it does well each year.

[evagentry]

t\That is very pretty Fred, does it flatten as it opens? If so it might be Haemanthus, it looks simular.

[fred]

no evagentry
the flower stays the same until it starts to die off.

[tizzycat]

very unusual - I love it.

[pikevi]

I thought 'elephant ears' is actually Colocasia (esculenta?). I have two of them with dark green leaves. Very very pretty leaves

I think they produce some sort of an edible tuber which is eaten in some parts of the Pacific.

May be there is an orchid also named as elephant ears.

[digitalgate]

Originally Posted by pikevi

I thought 'elephant ears' is actually Colocasia (esculenta?). I have two of them with dark green leaves. Very very pretty leaves

I think they produce some sort of an edible tuber which is eaten in some parts of the Pacific.

May be there is an orchid also named as elephant ears.

Phalaenopsis gigantea is known as elephant ear in chinese..If that is what
you mean.

[Miki]

Hi Fred,
That is beautiful!
I have one of those in my garden. It is still sleeping (dormant).
I wonder if I will get a flower this year?

[Miki]

The name of this bulb:
HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS

[LeftCoastAngler]

Wow! Thanks fer sharin' Fred.

Not quite the 'elephant ears' I'm used to seeing either folks... Itchy sap those buggers have!

Very cool bulb...

~LCA.

[BillC]

Hi Fred, got this from wikipedia since so many geeks seemed to have interest in your plant :

H. coccineus is widespread throughout the winter rainfall region in South Africa - from the southern parts of Namibia to the Cape Peninsula to the Keiskamma River in the Eastern Cape. It is an adaptable species growing in a wide range of soils derived from sandstones, quartzites, granites, shales and limestones, and will survive annual rainfall ranging from 100mm to 1 100mm. Changing altitude does not seem to stress it unduly, and it can be found from coastal dunes to 1 200m mountains. It is a gregarious species and can be found in clumps of hundreds, from the shelter of bushes on flat ground to shady ravines and rocks.

Cheers mate, Bill