The other alternative, and the one most of us without sunrooms use, is to preserve the dormant tubers. Before the fall frosts, cut back the leaves, dig up the tubers, allow them to dry and then ...

Waikiki Elephant Ears. Waikiki forms a compact mound about three feet tall and wide. Growing conditions: It likes full to part sun and moist soil. Hardiness. It's winter hardy to about 15 degrees.

Elephant Ears are some of the very best tropical plants for growing in containers and in the garden that will convert your space into an exotic locale. In this video I go through the basic care ...

A: Elephant ears, both colocasia and alocasia, are definitely not hardy here. You may get some to survive in a protected area or during a very mild winter, but they are only hardy to Zone 8 — we ...

Plants with bulbs can be cut all the way back to the ground but elephant ears don’t have to be cut to the ground. They will sprout back where the newest leaf emerged or if the stem is damaged ...

A Texas Master Gardener, she's the author of The Texas Flower Garden, published by Gibbs-Smith in 1996. She's been a frequent speaker at various garden events.

A Elephant ears and caladium bulbs are grown for their showy foliage and some years never produce a bloom. Other years, they produce their spathe-like flowers in abundance.

Along with their prized elephant ears, they have about 20 different varieties of hosta and other plants. The couple works well together and they have even devised a method to keep their garden ...

If you want to save elephant ears from year to year, gently dig up the plants when the temperatures are below 40 degrees this fall. Place the clump in a warm, dry area. As it dries, brush off the ...

The lush plants will let you know when they are thirsty. They are heavy feeders so don’t neglect them. Rich compost or an all-purpose fertilizer, whether liquid or granular, works fine.