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title: "I bought this what appears to be some form of elephants ear from…"
description: "I bought this what appears to be some form of elephants ear from Walmart on clearance for 3$ and it now within 2 weeks it has 5 new shoots/leaves growing…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/9QrxqBSGc09TSW8Yi21uau"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Daniel"
published: "2026-07-08T10:20:45.486495Z"
language: "en"
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# I bought this what appears to be some form of elephants ear from…

_Posted by Daniel on 2026-07-08_

I bought this what appears to be some form of elephants ear from Walmart on clearance for 3$ and it now within 2 weeks it has 5 new shoots/leaves growing concurrently! But im not sure which type it is?

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## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-08

colocasia esculenta / giant taro plant, these things are invasive where i live and they're everywhere! can't imagine buying one. i pulled mine right out of the ground from outside.

### Nikiller commented on 2026-07-08

I have some neighbors that took some from the side of the lake in our apartment complex. One of them in the next building over has a leaf about 5 feet long and standing 10 feet up into the air over the hurricane fence

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