Elephant Ear gigantea Thailand Giant

Put this in the ground in shade in RICH RICH RICH soil... and be AMAZED at it's beauty. Dig in fall BEFORE the freeze... I have grown the same bulbs/tubers every year for three years. Last year I left it until the first hard frost. I dug it up and discovered the tuber had damage. I overwintered it, and am growing it again.... same tuber. BUT if you dig BEFORE the first freeze, you'll have more plants each year as the tuber puts off multiple baby shoot tubers that you can cut off and grow separately. Follow their directions, can't go wrong.

Ordered twelve of these Thai Giants. Bulbs received were tiny golf ball sized just like other purchasers stated, not 7" to 9" as described by the company. Of the 12, all but a couple were moldy, rotten and dead. Have not seen any signs of life from the couple I planted, assuming a total loss. Contacted K.van B., they provided a credit for future purchase for these and the dead canna bulbs and fern roots that were sent. I've ordered hundreds of tulips and daffodils from this company with great success, probably a good idea to stick to spring bulbs from this company in the future.

One of the three bulbs came up and unfortunately it was not a Thai Giant, it wasn't even a large elephant ear.

The bulbs I received were 2.5 to 3 " tall & approx. 2" in diameter ...vs. 7 - 9 " advertised. They were healthy looking, but much much much smaller than the anticipated grapefruit-sized bulbs. They were half the size the new bulbs formed from last year's elephant ears purchased from a hardware store! Will not make future purchases form Dutch Bulbs

Absolutely stunning. Even in the shorter growing period in the Dakotas, they grew over 4' tall with gorgeous leaves. Sharon

Just put them in and have to see if they grow this first year