17 Plants that Look like Elephant Ears But are Not

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Do you know about Plants that Look like Elephant Ears But are Not? Well, we have the most unique ones on the list!

As a gardener, you must have seen elephant ear plants, known for their mammoth leaves. You will be surprised to know tha there are specimens that look almost the same! This article will take you through various Plants that Look like Elephant Ears But are Not.

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Plants that Look Like Elephant Ears But are Not

1. Black Magic Colocasia

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Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta ‘Black magic’

Colocasia esculenta ‘Black magic’  is a tuberous, stemless, frost-tender perennial from the arum family. It features big leaves that are arrowhead-shaped, conspicuously veined with a purple-black color.

2. Angel’s Wings

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Botanical Name: Caladium lindenii

Native to Columbia, Caladium Lindenii is from the Araceae family and is known for its large, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves with prominent white/cream-colored veins.

3. Lime Zinger

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Botanical Name: Xanthosoma ‘Lime Zinger’

Lime Zinger is a variety of Xanthosoma known for its chartreuse-yellow, heart-shaped leaves that add an attractive hue to your home garden. These plants reach up to four feet tall in warm conditions.

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4. Arrowleaf Elephant Ear

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Botanical Name: Xanthosoma

These plants feature arrow-shaped leaves with decorative veins, making them an amazing addition to gardens worldwide.

5. Night Scented Lily

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Botanical Name: Alocasia odora Odora

Alocasia odora Odora displays heart-shaped leaves. The plant can reach a height and width of more than 3 feet. Pale color flowering comes with a sweet scent and blooms from late spring to early summer.

6. Rose Glow Caladium

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Botanical Name: Caladium ‘Rose Glow’ Rose Glow caladium

This is popular for its bright pink leaves with green edges and a white halo. It is heat tolerant but prefers consistent moisture and humidity with the least requirement of fertilizers.

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7. Pink Symphony Caladium

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Botanical Name: Caladium ‘Pink Symphony’ Caladium

‘Pink Symphony’ is a white and green foliage indoor plant, and it is named Pink Symphony because it comes with contrast brushes of pink color in its foliage. These grow best in fertile, well-drained soil with an occasional liquid fertilizer.

8. Tea Cup Elephant Ear

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Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta ‘Tea Cup’

Teacup is a Colocasia variety with glossy, blue-grey leaves with burgundy ribs and stems. The leaves of this elephant ear are curved and point upwards, creating a sort of cup or saucer at the leaves’ base that will collect water.

9. Illustris Colocasia

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Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta ‘Illustris’

The leaves of this plant are dark green with purple-black shading veins and petioles. It is a heat-tolerant variety that grows up to 3 feet high and wide under the right conditions.

10. Colocasia Mojito

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Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’

Mojito is a variegated elephant ear plant that is popularly grown in pots. This plant is known for the variegated foliage that comes with unique patterns of black-blue dashes and features dots.

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11. Hawaiian Punch Colocasia

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This plant is known for its glossy, lime-green leaves, which have dark red veins on the backside and dark red stems.

12. Diamond Head Colocasia

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The Dimond Head has broad and blue-black leaves with a glossy touch. These leaves reflect light and show the best colors under full sunlight, giving an attractive look to your garden.

13. Linden’s Xanthosoma

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Botanical Name: Xanthosoma lindenii

With large, heart-shaped leaves that can reach up to 3 feet wide and 4 feet long, resembling an elephant’s ears, the Linden’s Xanthosoma is a great addition to any garden with its ornamental and alluring foliage.

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14. Philodendron Dean McDowell

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Botanical Name: Gloriosum x pastazanum

The Philodendron Dean McDowell is a beautiful hybrid Philodendron known for its large, glossy, dark green leaves with deep cuts.

15. Tree Philodendron

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Botanical Name: Philodendron maximum

Also known as Tree Philodendron, it is a large-leaved tropical plant with large, glossy, green leaves that are deeply lobed and can be up to 2-3 feet long, and resemble the ears of elephants.

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16. Anthurium

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Botanical Name: Anthurium longistrosum

Anthurium Longistrosum is a tropical plant known for its elongated, glossy, dark green leaves. The leaves are long, narrow, and slightly curved, and the plant also produces showy, long-lasting, spathe-like flowers that come in shades of pink, red, or white.

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17. Drop Tongue Plant

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Botanical Name: Schismatoglottis wallichii

This plant is native to Southeast Asia; it is known for its large, glossy, dark green leaves with light green patterns that can reach up to 8-12 inches long.

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  1. I’m trying to find out what type of plant this is .
    I have a picture of it .how do I send it to you.?
    It’s like a elephant t ear, but huge. The leaves are more heart shape that pointed. And the is spokes around the edge.

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