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title: "I got this guy at Trader Joe’s and need some help identifying it.…"
description: "I got this guy at Trader Joe’s and need some help identifying it. Planta just gives me the generic Elephant’s Ear."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/64ed2f6f210f6679e1f8285f"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Plant Daddy Mike"
published: "2023-08-28T23:36:15.487Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jt0LpnqkfHJw4mx_v7gAlu6tt37lj0KEZJaJB9MWLD4/d1afe5e965fd420bbe96cc102bda9bda.webp?size=large"
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# I got this guy at Trader Joe’s and need some help identifying it.…

_Posted by Plant Daddy Mike on 2023-08-28_

I got this guy at Trader Joe’s and need some help identifying it. Planta just gives me the generic Elephant’s Ear.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jt0LpnqkfHJw4mx_v7gAlu6tt37lj0KEZJaJB9MWLD4/d1afe5e965fd420bbe96cc102bda9bda.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Ishaan commented on 2023-08-29

Just got the same plant over the weekend, local plant shop said it is an Alocasia New Guinea Shield

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5cMGk-flA1s2eQPd_cJcwuu8Pd5tyFBtV9JeDszuQHM/0b354c2979044ff7b07d73d002671465.webp?size=large)

#### Plant Daddy Mike replied on 2023-08-29

Thank you!

#### Ishaan replied on 2023-08-31

Correction! I recently discovered this is actually a Yucatan Princess, a type of elephant ear.

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