If it does bloom outside, many gardeners choose to remove the flowers to refocus the plant's energy on the leaves. Taro is one species of elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) a plant widely grown in ...

Besides the traditional emerald green stems and leaves, elephant ear has species with distinctly different coloring, such as stems that are ruby red or leaves that are near-black. Plant elephant ...

Alocasia cucullata, Chinese taro or Chinese ape. This type of elephant ear is a slow-growing, clumping evergreen plant reaching up to 2 ft. high and makes for an excellent indoor container plant.

The Alocasia plant, also known as elephant ears, is hardy for North Texas. (Howard Garrett/Special Contributor) Alocasia and Colocasia, better known as elephant ears, are impressive plants with ...

Overwatering is arguably the most common mistake people make when looking after any type of houseplant, and elephant ear plants are no exception. "Although they like their soil to be kept slightly ...

How can I overwinter them? — Jim, Wurtsboro A. Elephant ears, or taro plants (Colocasia), include six species of tuberous perennials from tropical Asia, grown there as a staple food. The ...

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 ...

I bought something on sale after Christmas called an "elephant ear" or Alocasia. It was with the houseplants, however, my research shows it as an outside plant. Can I keep it as a houseplant?