Begonia ‘Elephant Ear’ is one of our new rhizomatous hybrids. It is a cross of the unidentified species U489 and the Asian species B. sizemorea. The leaves are giant. The leaves can be 12 x 14in; although, in a home setting this leaf size isn’t likely to occur. The leaf is gray green in the center and on the margin with a wide silver band. The flowers are pink and appear most of the year.

(Miller at Steve’s Leaves, TX, 2012)

Care of Begonia ‘Elephant Ear’:

• Bright, indirect light
• 45 to 95 degrees
• Humidity 40 to 60%
• Up to 14 inches tall
• Water when top two inches of soil are dry

Family: Begoniaceae

This plant is shipped in a 3 – 4 inch pot.