A: Elephant ears are great summer plants, and add tropical flair to any garden. They are also reasonably carefree. That is until fall, when these great plants — colocasia or alocasia — are not hardy ...

Are you a fan of tropical plants? It is hard to imagine a larger and easier plant than elephant ears for our summer gardens. Elephant ears are a popular plant due to their large heart-shaped leaves ...

I never used to bother with digging and storing summer-blooming bulbs, such as dahlias, gladiolus, elephant ears, and more. I thought it was too much work. But last fall I was in a friend’s garden and ...

Dear Sue: Can you tell me the best method for wintering over elephant ears? Do I let them die back, then remove the bulbs from the soil, or will heavy mulching suffice? Donna, Emmaus Whether you have ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger' Elephant ears Q • I have scads of elephant ear bulbs that I store and plant again in spring. This year I ...

Technically speaking, elephant ear bulbs are called “corms.” Just like bulbs, corns store all the plant's energy underground. The difference is that bulbs are modified leaves that are tightly packed ...

Now that we are approaching winter, elephant ears are not looking their best and most of them are already crispy after dealing with our first freeze. However, they are still alive and well. As long as ...

Elephant ears are sold as small plants in early summer or as completely bare-root bulbs without leaves in the early spring. The bulbs contain all the plant’s energy, so they’ll get bigger with each ...