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 ...

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 ...

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 ear" is a common name for several plant genuses within the Araceae family, including Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma. If you're a plant lover, you may have been drawn in by elephant ears ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. • There are almost 70 species of the genus alocasia. They're tropical herbaceous plants that grow from either tubers or rhizomes. The species ...

OAKWOOD, Ohio -- When it comes to the success of any plant, every experienced gardener knows that it's location, location, location. Just the right soil, the perfect amount of sun, ditto for moisture, ...

Photo by Jess Mancini From left, Brad and Dawn Senne pose with the elephant ears in front of their residence on Dutch Ridge Road. The bulbs were from an original three he obtained eight years ago, he ...

Elephant ears can be planted as soon as all danger of frost is gone, and the soil temperature is above 45 degrees. You are good to go. - Carole- Johnson County Extension Master Gardener Cindy, When ...

Roy Godshall of Hilltown stands with ‘elephant ears’ plant he grew after seeing them while visiting Amish friends in Lancaster. Godshall decided he would try to grow the plant bulbs on his Hilltown ...