How much sunlight does my Arrowleaf Elephant Ear need?

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves 🍃 without ample sunlight. Place it less than 3 feet from a window to maximize the potential for growth. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

What is the growth pattern for Arrowleaf Elephant Ear?

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear grows vertically and new growth will emerge from the top of the plant.

Can Arrowleaf Elephant Ear be grown outdoors?

USDA Hardiness Zone Arrowleaf Elephant Ear can be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 8a-10b . Find your local hardiness zone here .

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Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Q: Is Arrowleaf Elephant Ear easy to care for?

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear is generally considered an easy-to-care-for plant and makes a great choice for beginners!

Q: How often should I water my Arrowleaf Elephant Ear?

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Reviewed by: | Last Updated: 09/08/2022

4.5 out of 5 (12 experiences)

Large, lush leaves

Fast grower

Also known as

American Taro, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma aurea, Alocasia xanthosoma variegata and Xanthosoma sagittifolium.

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Genus

Xanthosoma

Family

Araceae

Order

Alismatales

How to care for Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Water

How often to water your Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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Light

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Finding light for Arrowleaf Elephant Ear in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Arrowleaf Elephant Ear: 3ft from a window

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Arrowleaf Elephant Ear in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Arrowleaf Elephant Ear: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Arrowleaf Elephant Ear after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs

Difficulty Level

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear is generally considered an easy-to-care-for plant and makes a great choice for beginners!

Water Needs

Sunlight Needs

Toxicity

Growth Pattern

Growing Outdoors

Care Summary for Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Large, lush leaves 9

Fast grower 5

Browns easily 4

Survivor 4

Pest magnet 3

@Error.crystal

98 Plants

5,892 XP

11/17/2021

I’ve been dealing with spider mites since I got this plant. The little cups that form as the leaves grow are unfortunately great hiding places for the mites. Other than continually treating and dunking the plant, it’s been trying it’s hardest to survive

Pest magnet

Browns easily