How do I propagate the Elephant Ear plant?

Answer 1

Elephant Ear send out shoots from the base of the "mother" plant. These shoots can easily be removed and transplanted. An established plant can be dug up and separated into several plants -- you'll have to cut them, don't be afraid. E Ear is very invasive and will take over the area, if you don't want them to spread, remove runners as soon as you see them. Just yank them out, won't hurt the "mother" plant.

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Answer 2

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Here is some info I found for the elephant ear plant: Elephant ear seed stores poorly and dried seed will have a very low viability rate. For best results seed must be sown as fresh as possible. Seed viability falls extremely quickly once the seed is cleaned of the berry pulp and so the seed should remain in the berry until ready to sow. If seed must be removed from the berry then it is vital that it remains damp but not wet. Placing the seed in a folded, moistened kitchen towel (not toilet paper, which breaks down when wet) inside a plastic bag kept in a cool room is a good temporary storage medium. Cleaning Elephant ear seed is quite large (average black peppercorn size) and easy to handle. Clean the seeds free of the berry pulp by gently squashing the berries onto kitchen towel and separating the seeds of the pulp and any seed membrane. The seed membrane tightly adheres to the seed. Its presence is detectable by the seed feeling slippery. Gently working the seed between thumb and index finger will remove the membrane, after which the seed will feel very slightly rough. It is vital that this cleaning is done wearing rubber or latex gloves - the fruit pulp is highly irritant. Gently rinse the seed in a nylon sieve and dry on kitchen towel for a minute or two to ease handling. Sowing Sow onto either: 1:1 ground sphagnum: Perlite, or 1:1 sieved coconut peat (coir): washed river sand, or 1:1 sieved coconut peat (coir): Perlite, or 1:1 propriety soil-less compost: Perlite Plastic pots or trays are better then clay (terracotta). The seed should be just covered with the same mix and then well watered and thereafter keep damp and moderately shaded. Germination takes 2 - 3 weeks at a minimum of 21C (70F) and a max. of 29C (84F). Germination and aftercare Ideal conditions for germination are a heated greenhouse or in warm climates a shade house. If germinating indoors then choose a brightly lit but not sunny windowsill and put the entire pot inside a polythene bag secured by an elastic band. Once germination is seen to be underway loosen the bag but do not remove. Allow the seedlings to develop the first leaf and then remove the bag for a few hours a day to gradually acclimatize the seedlings; after a few days remove the bag entirely. Allow the seedlings to continue growing until a second leaf is seen emerging. Transplantation At the second leaf emergence stage transplant into individual pots or, in the case of a very large sowing, line out in large trays and allow to grow on. I hope that helps you propagate your beautiful plants.

Answer 3

if u mean seperate it to make more than one plant, theres two ways you can do it, you can cut the leaf off a smaller one is probally easier but cut it with a stem then place in water keep fresh water and eventually ( about 1-2 wks) roots will appear then you plant that in the ground, or you can dig up the entire plant and where the new plant has started to form you can take a sharp object or even a shovel and seperate it then replant both parts make sure to fill back up with dirt and water every day for best results- i know doing it the second way plants will regrow the following year i dont know if they regrow doing it the first way it might depend on what time of year you do this

Answer 4

If youre talking about a cutting of the plant, put some rooting hormone on the stem and stick it in dirt and keep watered until it roots good

Answer 5

Don't know what that word means but here is something you might not know that juice in the elephant ear can cause you to be blind and if it gets on your skin long enuff it causes hive I used to trap animals as a kid I know dem tings.

Answer 6

its a bulb and you plant in the ground or a pot a couple inch's deep with the dent in the bulb or tuber facing up

Answer 7

easy.Just pull a clump out a jam it in some dirt.Even if that leaf wilt the roots take easy and it will grow

Answer 8

First you whisper sweet nothings to it as you slowly pull it by the ear until it comes out of the ground.

then you replant it.

Answer 9

Give it an eargasm. lol