Tea Cup Elephant Ear - Colocasia esculenta
USDA Zones 7-10
Heavy Water Needs
Part Shade
At 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 to grow up. Elephant ears' attributes become even more defined when they mature.
- Average mature height: 4-6 feet
- Light: Part shade
- Soil: Prefers plenty of water. Does well in boggy areas.
- Zones: 7b-10
THIS STARTER-SIZED PLANT SHIPS AT 3-8" Tall
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Arrived in great condition even with our extreme cold well packaged
Not doing all that well but will wait and see love it . Packed well
Great care with packing. Cute little plant.
Wonderful seller answered all my questions kindly and quickly, and super great professional packaging of my baby plants! 🌱🙂 They arrived quickly and in excellent condition. The teacups are young but already showing their teacup shape ☺️
It's a very healthy looking plant, though it only has one leaf I can see it's quite well grown. Definitely can't wait to see this plant grow!
Great starter plants, came well protected, lots of love and care...great shop, yes to this shop and nice prices
Received last week with 2 teacups and already have a 3rd growing! Healthy plant! Good purchase!
I'm well satisfied. It was shipped very well in a very secure box and delivered in a well-pleasinf timely manner. It's very cute.
I received exactly what I order. I love it! Thanks!!
I received these beautiful plants yesterday (and the Elephant Ear - Colocasia 'Black Ripple) and they are amazing. They were packed very well and received on time. I planted immediately (live in cold weather climate,) and they perked up overnight. All 5 plants are thriving in my greenhouse. I cannot wait until they are fully grown. Thank You!
I absolutely love my Tea Cup Elephant Ear plant. They arrived fast and came in great condition. I potted the plants the next day and they are already thriving in a 10 inch container. I will keep them in the container over the winter. However, next year I will be planting them directly in the garden. Love It!!!
Shipped really well. Would buy again
Plants came in good shape. Came with a second baby leaf ready to unfurl. Thank you!
I cannot find out how to contact the customer service department. Surely the package was insured. The carrier delivered this at 8pm and did not knock on the open door. It was left on the porch to freeze. The soil will not warm up and i cannot file disputes if i repot it. I think i can save it if i repot it but I’m not allowed to repot it due to the return policy. I am buying a two waikiki, a blue hawaiian and three giant thais - hoping to take advantage of the free premium plant deals, and would like them held until April 15th when the weather here isn’t as finicky. We did not have freezing temperatures forecasted at the time that i ordered this. The Tea Cup is a five star product but both leaves have yellowed since opening and there’s no new leaf opening. I think i can save it but i really need permission to repot it and fast.
Plant was so small. Hoping it will live
This was am awesome experience and would highly recommend
For some reason this plant i ordered came in bad conditions. And I ordered a lot from this place. But still I think they have a amazing selection of plants. So I'll continue ordering from this place still.
Yikes! Sorry to hear it didn't travel well. Thank you for the kind words, though! We have a brand new refund/return process for just such occasions. It's really easy and you can be the first to try it out! Just go to returns.wsprg.com!
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careful packaging, thank you, purchased two and will give one as a gift as soon as it is big enough
If I could speak other Languages all of them would say this was a wonderful experience and my new best friend!
I opened the package and loved what I saw. Unfortunately, it's too early to plant it. I had some tea cups a few years ago and loved them. I hope don't plan them too late.
solutely beautiful! The seller was nice enough to hold them for me until weather permitted. Came within the week of shipping, securely packaged and in great condition! Especially since even though the seller took the time to wrap a 'LIVE PLANT' sticker on the box, USPS still stuck it in my cold apt mailbox instead of the mailroom where boxes are supposed to go 🙄.
Tiny but pretty!
Cute as buttons!! Can't wait to watch them grow!
The Tea Cup Elephant Ear plant arrived healthy, ahead of schedule. It has one leaf and is 9 inches tall, not including the container. It was well packaged, had moist soil, and good directions. I would definitely purchase again from this shop. 110% pleased!
Exactly as described. Arrived healthy and happy and planted that day. In 3 days they have grown another two leaves. They are so beautiful.
got my order, well packed, fast delivery, thank you
