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 Colocasia esculenta. These grow from large corms into magnificent plants ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you look forward to annual tropical getaways, know that you can bring some of that far-flung vibrancy to your home with the help of an elephant ear plant. The summer-loving greenery thrives in warm ...

Q. I really liked growing elephant ear plants in my garden this year. Can you give me more information about them? How can I overwinter them? — Jim, Wurtsboro A. Elephant ears, or taro plants ...

Q: I really like those big, dark-leaved elephant ears for the water garden. I usually just toss them when frost kills them in the fall. A friend told me you can save them over winter. Is that true? If ...

The huge, exotic-looking leaves of elephant's ear can add a lot of spice to an otherwise ordinary-looking garden. Non-gardeners would never guess that a plant so dramatic is also very easy to grow.

This has been a banner year for tropical plant nuts like as regal shields, Borneo giant, and portora, just to name a few, started showing up in area garden centers. These are just a few of the ...

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 ...

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 thought ...