Tea Cup Elephant Ear - Colocasia esculenta Aromatic Soil: Guavas can be grown

Soil: Guavas can be grown adequately in poor soils

is reach-for-the-sky kind of giant

is the most popular canning fig in the south

Light: Full to slightly filtered sun

With beautifully lobed leaves and burgundy/purple veins and stems

Tea Cup Elephant Ear - Colocasia esculenta Aromatic Soil: Guavas can be grownAt their largest size, the upturned leaves of the Tea Cup can collect up to an entire cup of water. When the stems can no longer hold the weight, they droop and spill the water out. The leaves then return to an upright position where they can begin collecting water again. The contrasting purple veins and unique, upturned leaves make the Tea Cup a great showpiece for your garden. If your plant doesn't look just like the picture, give it a little time