Elephant ear plants offer some of the boldest foliage you could ever want in a garden. Huge, heart-shaped leaves come in black, purple, emerald green, chartreuse, yellow, or a mix of colors.

'Black Magic' elephant ears. HANDOUT/HO. ... I have had elephant ears for 25 years. One of the plants is now blooming a large, white, bulbous flower, with another on the way.

The Alocasia plant, also known as elephant ears, is hardy for North Texas. (Howard Garrett/Special Contributor) Alocasia and Colocasia, better known as elephant ears, are impressive plants with ...

Elephant ears — most varieties of which are Colocasia esculenta, the same species as the vegetable taro — are tropical plants, but they are not uncommon in Ohio. They just need some extra ...