Bring your elephant ear plant indoors before night temperatures reach the low 40°F range to protect its foliage. Put the plant in the brightest, sunniest window in your home.

If you finally decided to plant elephant ear tubers this past spring, you may be wondering how to keep them healthy for next year as winter arrives. These tropical plants in the Araceae family ...

The plant is Colocasia esculenta, more commonly called elephant’s ear. The leaves of this plant are interestingly shaped and huge. Because the leaves are large and closely resemble the ears of ...

But any elephant ear will quickly help your garden achieve a lush tropical feeling. Black magic sports an almost completely black leaf and a black stem as well, while illustris’ offers a more ...

Q: I often see big elephant ear plants being used in commercial landscapes. What happens to the plants in winter? Do they give them away? Radio caller A: Local landscaper Ed Castro says most ...

Royal Hawaiian Maui Gold elephant ear is a vibrant green plant that thrives in zones 8 and warmer. The plant can grow up to 48 inches tall and wide, making it an excellent backdrop for other plants.

To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I took some elephant ears and banana plants from Thibodaux and planted them at my place in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and they just don ...

Elephant ears can be planted as soon as all danger of frost is gone, and the soil temperature is above 45 degrees. You are good to go. - Carole- Johnson County Extension Master Gardener Cindy ...