For Carol’s question, how do you store elephant ears over the winter? The process is the same for both plants. There are two basic options. If you have the room and the light, you can grow the ...

Technically speaking, elephant ear bulbs are called “corms ... ears asleep in containers filled with soil during the winter. If you’re already growing your elephant ears in a container ...

However, these tropical plants—which include colocasias, alocasias, and xanthosomas—need special care to survive winter temperatures. To keep elephant ears alive until spring, decide how you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Upright elephant ears (Alocasia) have shiny leaves with ... zones 10-11 and recommend digging and storing the bulbs inside in winter. I don't agree at all. They are much tougher than that.

Q: How do I store giant elephant ear bulbs over the winter? Mine is in a cardboard box right now. — Judith Adair, email A: Keep the corms in a household closet where it’s approximately 65 ...

DEAR JESSICA: If I heavily mulch elephant ears bulbs, will they come back in the ... If we have an unusually warm winter, or if the tubers are planted in very well-draining soil with full sun ...

Q: I have additional questions about elephant ears and wintering ... During the harshest part of winter, put a plastic-covered box over artichoke plants. Then fill the box with straw, mounding ...