While this elephant ’s ear is by no means new , when you see it you ca n’t help but want to shout its praise from the rooftops . At least that ’s how we felt when we encountered ‘ Mojito ’ during a visit to theChicago Botanic Garden . The massive leaves ( up to 2 feet foresighted and 1 foot wide ) seem otherworldly and wildly tremendous with their random splotches atop dramatically sorry stems . The mysterious purple onchartreuseis striking , giving this works the power to shine all on its own in a container or as afocal pointin a planting bed . Creating vividness sound reflection with ‘ Mojito ’ is soft with the assistance of low - growing plants such as gold creeping Jenny ( Lysimachianummularia*‘Aurea ’ , Zones 4–8 ) and fatal mondo grass ( Ophiopogonplaniscapus‘Nigrescens ’ , Zones 6–11 ) . For nurseryman in cooler area , the tubers can be lifted easily and stored during wintertime for an encore performance the next year .
‘Mojito’ elephant’s ear
Colocasiaesculenta*‘Mojito’
Zones:8–10
Size:3 to 4 foot improbable and all-encompassing
condition : Full Sunday to fond shade ; rich , moist , well - drained soil

Native range : Asia
*Invasive alert: Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
This plant is considered invasive in AK , CT , IL , KY , MA , NH , OR , PA , RI , TN , VA , WI , and WV .
*Elephant’s ear (Colocasia esculenta)
This industrial plant is deliberate encroaching in AL , CA , and FL .
Please visitinvasiveplantatlas.orgfor more selective information .
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