Enormous glossy leaves up to 15 inches wide create dramatic visual interest
Bold perennial habit ensures year-round garden interest in frost-free climates
Root hardy to USDA zone 8 with protection, making it suitable for southern gardens
Thrives in fertile, moisture-retentive soil for optimal growth
Historically used in traditional medicine and folklore in its native range
Summarized by Shop
In the forests of the Himalayan foothills and across monsoon Asia grows a fig of ancient bearing, Ficus roxburghii, known to botanists today as Ficus auriculata and to gardeners as the elephant-ear fig. This is no dainty exotic. In the tropics the plant makes a bold small tree; in the American South, where hard frost cuts back the top, th
