Elephant Ear ‘Lime Zinger’ (Xanthosoma hybrid)
Grown for its large, chartreuse-yellow, heartshaped
leaves, Elephant Ear ‘Lime Zinger’ adds distinctive color to the
garden and gardeners often report that it seems to glow when planted with
other foliage and flowering plants. The defining chartreuse-yellow leaves
can reach 1.5’ long with plants rising up to 3-4’ tall. We have been surprised
at the resiliency and vigor of this cultivar that loves hot, humid, summer
weather. Native to tropical America, Xanthosomas are grown for their
starchy tubers. In northern zones, the entire plant or just the underground
tuber, must overwinter inside and can be replanted the following spring.