Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Now I See Why the Box is So Large

I got this box of my elephant ear bulbs last Friday, just as I was heading out for the weekend.
Judging by the size of the box, I thought, Wow, these must be some big bulbs!
I stuck it in the garage and left it until tonight.


I was surprised to find these long skinny boxes inside.
Usually the bulbs are packaged in plastic bags.

I was even more surprised when I pulled plants out of each box!

I am not sure how I feel about these. I wanted a huge black elephant ears plant. I expected to be getting a bulb as big as a giant onion. This puny little thing needs to grow like mad to get anywhere near what I had in mind. At the moment, I am thinking that $30 for this puny collection is too much. I've been had.

What do you think?

6 comments:

  1. don't lose hope Zoey! We ordered them one year and they were exceedingly puny BUT they turned out to be spectacular!!! Truly.

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  2. I do hope that they turn out to be what you like Zoey. Lessons in life are not cheap are they?? smile

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  3. They are just babies-think Miracle Gro! : )

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  4. You will be surprised how fast they take off. They are easy to take cuttings from and over winter well for me in my MI basement.

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  5. I have taro stem elephant ears, which aren't super large but a good foot-sized leaves if you want. Just email me your address again and I'll send you some. The stems are edible, but I imagine you wouldn't want to eat them since you don't cook Vietnamese food. :P

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  6. I'd say plant them and see what happens. The plants themselves look gorgeous and healthy.

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