Planting and care. Elephant ears do best in full sun or partial shade. Their most important need is water — they drink a lot to keep the leaves turgid and will show signs of wilting when thirsty.

Though botanically distinct and native to different parts of the world, all elephant ears share similar growing conditions and have fast growth rates: Elephant ears reach their mature size in a ...

Q. This past year was my first time planting and growing elephant ears; I didn’t know I was supposed to pull them out of the ground for the winter! I pulled the dead stalks from them and I ...

These distinctive plants can add a dramatic tropical statement in a garden, but you need to know what you are planting to give them the proper care. Although elephant ears are similar, they are ...

Elephant ears are a popular plant due to their large heart-shaped leaves that can reach up to 5 feet wide in a single growing season! Now that we are approaching winter, elephant ears are not ...

When you buy a tender plant such as elephant ears this early, you're either faced with starting it inside in a pot for later transplanting or trying to keep it from rotting until all danger of ...

A: Alocasia (a.k.a. elephant ear or African mask plant ... your alocasia probably will try to go dormant at the end of the growing season – even inside. In its native environment, the plant ...

If you are growing elephant ears in pots, you can skip this process; just bring them indoors and treat as houseplants near a sunny window until spring. Water often and fertilize occasionally with ...