The Elephant Ears or Taro (Alocasia Macrorrhiza) is another common plant found in South East Asia. This is a relative large plant with large leaves that grows well in a large pot placed in the shallow part of a Koi pond, with the pot half or almost fully submerged. It propagates through small suckers that grows at the side of the large plant. The picture above shows a relatively young plant. A mature plant can grow to a height of 5 feet or more and have leaves that is more than a few feet in length. It will make a nice specimen or feature plant in the garden or in your Koi pond.
I surround the Elephant Ears with the Creeping Daisy (Wedelia Trilobata) to hid the large pot and soften the overall look. The Creeping Daisy has small yellow flowers and is easily grown by stem cuttings. Just cut and stick them into the wet soil in the pot. It roots easily and further cuttings can then be made and inserted into the pot again. In no time, you have a nice covering of Creeping Daisy with yellow flowers around the large leaves of the Elephant Ears.
Close up of the Creeping Daisy
As the pot sit in my pond, I do not add any fertilisers to the soil. I guess the plants will just absorb the nutrients and nitrates from the pond water.
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