Elephant ears tend to prefer partial shade or bright, indirect sunlight. The ideal temperature for elephant ear plants to bloom is between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. If you're planting your ...

When elephant ear plants are mentioned, I picture immense species such as giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizas), which grows 15 feet tall, or the 4-foot dasheen (Colocasia esculenta), widely ...

Alocasia cucullata, Chinese taro or Chinese ape. This type of elephant ear is a slow-growing, clumping evergreen plant reaching up to 2 ft. high and makes for an excellent indoor container plant.

When it comes to houseplants, elephant ear plants, also known as Alocasia spp, make a tropical statement in any living space with large leaves reminiscent of, you guessed it, Dumbo's ears. What's ...

At times, Houseplants 101 turns its eye on plants that are more well-known for growing outdoors than indoors. One example is caladium, or elephant ear plants. Their large leaves make a wonderful ...