Ready to Grow 15 Colocasia Esculenta Elephant Ear Taro Gabi Kalo Eddo Bulbs by Greenhouse PCA

Arrived in June 6th and I planted 10 like a week after they arrived. It’s now 3 weeks later and already many have sprouted leaves. Wasn’t sure which way was up so I planted them sideways.

Arrived on time well packed. I do not need to wait for these to grow before I leave feedback. I had my concerns after reading some of the feedback here. I have planted bulbs for over 45 years part of my job. When I opened these babies up I was shocked to see nice size bulbs in perfect condition. I knew Immediately I had 15 winners. The bulbs are quite a bit larger than expected for the price. All 15 are the same size. NO tiny bulbs in the lot. You can find bulbs that are 5 times the size of these on Amazon for $19.99 each. These will be beautiful this year and will be full size bulbs in a couple years. Awesome deal here folks. John B

Update - not one bulb produced a plant. Waste of time planting. Bulbs looked great except you couldn’t tell which side was top. Both ends appeared the same. However out of that many you’d think at least one would have grown. Not even one did. These are really large bulbs so they will need a big pot unless you are planting in the ground. I put mine is pots to get them started. However, it is very hard to tell which sid is up. Most of them don't look anything like the photo on their page with directions on how to plant. Hopefully, I get at least half to come up. I will review back in a few months to let you know. They did appear healthy when I got them.

Great size bulbs and even got an extra one so that was nice! Appear to be healthy too

Bulbs did not ship well, a few were decimated or empty, never experienced that before. Ordered a second set and the same thing with that order a few (5) were mushy or decimated. The ones that were ok are doing well, grew faster than I thought. Very impressed with the quality.

I'll adjust the rating if they sprout. They were planted perfectly seven weeks ago. No real reason for concern until eight weeks. They are small corms. Usually, the large elephant ears have very large corms. I'll be surprised if these are the BIG ELEPHANT EARS. The one that has sprouted has a 5 inch leaf so far. Always fair in my reviews, and will adjust up or down as needed. Current opinion - a huge waste of time and money. So much time to plant properly. Terribly disappointed. UPDATE: Well into the season, and about 50% sprouted. Changed from one star to three stars. It is a literal flip of a coin if any one corn (tuber) can grow in perfect conditions. Update TWO: It has been a couple of years, and about 8 of the plants are still doing well. I ordered a second order that came very quickly. They will go in the ground on May 8th, 2026. I hope to have as good or better results on order number two. They are small tubers, but that's OK. The grapefruit-sized tubers can cost $10-$20 each, depending on who you buy them from. These are about tennis ball size or smaller. After two 1/2 seasons leaf size is still under 18". I have increased my 3-star rating to a 4-star rating. It is NOT uncommon to have a tyber turn to mush. Sometimes they grow, sometimes they rot. I may have overwatered the first order. Half grew.

When I took a chance on these, there weren’t really any reviews. It took a while to receive them and they were packaged in wood shavings in a USPS mailer, so I thought for sure I made a mistake in buying. I planted them in clay soil in a shady area and after a couple weeks I realized that’s not the best spot for them. So I dug them up and put them in some nursery cans until I could find a good full sun spot. They’ve been living in their nursery pots for about 2 months now and look absolutely great. I only had one out of the bunch not grow and that’s because a chipmunk or squirrel took a bite out of the bulb. Even one bulb that was kind of soft when I planted it ended up putting on growth. It just took longer. These are so low maintenance, I literally just water them whenever the soil looks dry, but they’re definitely conversation starters. I grew up with my dad having elephant ears in his garden but this is my first time planting and caring for them myself. I’m in zone 7 (Virginia). The pictures I attached go from May through June 2021. I planted them sometime in April.

The tubers (bulbs) were packed in a padded envelope. When I received them some were already staring to grow tiny roots and shoots! They were normal size for this type of ear. The tuber (bulbs) appeared to be healthy and viable. I only had 2 that did not take. Which I'm impressed with, because I didn't expect so many to make it! Like any other plant you never know! They are all growing at diffrent rates. Although all planted Sametime. They are are going to look super when they get bigger! They have a rich dark green in color.