Colocasia Jack's Giant

Colocasia Jack's GiantWhen you want sheer jungle scale, this is the one. Colocasia 'Jack's Giant' is the largest elephant ear we grow, throwing up enormous, lush green heart shaped leaves that can reach over a metre long on a plant that climbs to head height and beyond in a good season. One specimen is a whole tropical canopy in itself. Where the dark and variegated sorts trade on colour, Jack's Giant trades on pure size and vigour. It grows fast and easily given what it

When you want sheer jungle scale, this is the one. Colocasia 'Jack's Giant' is the largest elephant ear we grow, throwing up enormous, lush green heart-shaped leaves that can reach over a metre long on a plant that climbs to head height and beyond in a good season. One specimen is a whole tropical canopy in itself.

Where the dark and variegated sorts trade on colour, Jack's Giant trades on pure size and vigour. It grows fast and easily given what it wants, building into a towering, architectural presence that turns an ordinary border into somewhere altogether more exotic. Plant it at the back of a scheme or as a standalone specimen and let it do what it does best — get big.

Where to grow it

Happy in full sun or part shade, in rich, reliably moist soil — it's genuinely at home in boggy ground and at the water's edge, and the more moisture and food it gets, the bigger it grows. Give it a sheltered spot, as those huge leaves catch the wind, and plenty of room to reach its full size.

Supplied as an established young plant in a 9cm pot, grown here in Norfolk and ready to romp away once the warmth arrives.