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 ...

Growing tropical plants in the garden is so much fun! One of the best tropical plants to grow is definitely Elephant Ears, or ...

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 ...

Elephant ears and canna lilies add a great tropical look to the garden with their broad and sometimes bright leaves, but Kansas winters are generally a little too much for them. Instead of leaving ...

Q: I have additional questions about elephant ears and wintering them. You said to dig them up and store them. My question is, do you remove all the dirt or leave some on? And then where is an ...

Huge leaves and bold vein patterns make elephant’s ear stand out. Popular indoors and outdoors, this tropical plant makes an eye-catching statement no matter where it is planted. Call on it to serve ...

Make room in your summer garden for the dazzling tropical beauty of elephant ears. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Elephant ear plants offer some of the boldest foliage you could ever want in a ...

The following is by Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, Linn County Master Gardener Lisa Slattery I spent this past weekend digging and prepping my tropical bulbs for winter storage. I've had ...

Dahlias grow from tubers and are not winter hardy in Iowa. Now is the time to dig them out and store them over winter. (Beula Dvorak) Buy Photo I never used to bother with digging and storing ...

Even knowledgeable gardeners seem to fall into two groups when it comes to lifting and storing tender bulbs. They either know how to do it and do so with ease, or they do not know how and are ...

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 ...