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		<title>Colocasia Cranberry Stem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Elephant Ears]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not entirely sure of the name on this one.  It might be one called Cranberry Stem Colocasia.  Either way there are a couple of things about this elephant ear that really appeal to me.  It gets big, always a plus.  It has dark reddish, purple, almost black stems and veins which make it just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alocasia Red Stem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than one elephant ear has a dark red to almost black stalk or stem.  I assume this is an Alocasia because of it&#8217;s look and shape.  It appears to be A. macrorhizos or A. odora with red stem and veins.  It can get as large as either of them but the deep reddish black [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colocasia esculenta Black Magic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Magic makes an incredible clump of big elephant ears that turn almost midnight black when they have plenty of sun.  The color is much lighter and the leaves not as large if the plant doesn&#8217;t get enough sun.  The clump in my garden gets to about 3 to 5 feet with leaves 3 feet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colocasia esculenta Chicago Harlequin</title>
		<link>http://bigplants.com/plants/colocasia-esculenta-chicago-harlequin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Similar in size to C. esculenta but the leaves are mottled with shades of green while the stem or stalk is highly variegated green and white.  Mine gets large, 5 feet tall with 3 foot leaves.  It spreads by above ground rhizomes, sending up a new plant every time a joint of the rhizome touches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colocasia esculenta Mojito</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer this was my favorite elephant ear by far.  I can&#8217;t decide if I like the pattern on the leaves best or the beautiful purple stripes on the stalks.  It spreads by rhizomes.  This is the first year I&#8217;ve grown this elephant ear so I&#8217;m not really sure how big it will get.  Mine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colocasia esculenta Ruffles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruffles is the perfect name as the leaves have neat, very regular &#8220;ruffles&#8221; along the edges.  Otherwise they are the same size and look like Colocasia esculenta.  The border of the leaf really looks nice with the very regular wavy edge.  I grow these next to the regular elephant ears and the ruffled edges really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alocasia lutea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A. lutea gets fairly large but what sets it apart is the color.  Bright yellow stems, strong and erect with heavy yellow veins on the leaves.  Nothing else seems to have a color as bright as this elephant ear.  It has the typical thick, heavy leaves and large trunk or stalk of Alocasia. The plant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Plants For Cool Climates</title>
		<link>http://bigplants.com/book-reviews/hot-plants-for-cool-climates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot Plants for Cool Climates: Gardening with Tropical Plants in Temperate Zones We live in an area (USDA zone 7) with freezing temperatures in the winter but we really like tropical plants.  By choosing the right plants and taking proper precautions we&#8217;ve found many tropical plants that thrive here and return each spring.  Before finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alocasias</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These elephant ears have thick, stiff leaves with tips that point upward.  These are tropical plants but like Colocasias, many are cold hardy enough to survive freezing temperatures.  The leaves will be killed back but the bulbs or rhizomes can survive if precautions are taken.  I have Alocasia macrorhizos plants that have been growing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elephant Ears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigplants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love elephant ears! At one time I collected numerous species but let my interest lapse over time until I only had a few plants. Recently I started collecting again and now have a dozen or so species and am adding more. These all fall into one of three genuses, Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma. Generally [...]]]></description>
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