"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Their unique aesthetic and tropical vibe make elephant ear plants popular, but they're also great at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gardeners across the South have long planted a group of large-foliage plants in their gardens with the common name of elephant ear. These distinctive plants can add a dramatic tropical statement in a ...

Make room in your summer garden for the dazzling tropical beauty of elephant ears. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Elephant ear plants offer some of the boldest foliage you could ever want in a ...

This has been a banner year for tropical-plant nuts like me 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. We have over a dozen elephant ear plants that are about 10 years old. Upcoming construction will require us to relocate these plants to another area in our backyard. What is the best way to dig ...

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 ...

I spent this week in Chicago, exploring some great gardens and visiting with other nursery friends from around the country. My time in the Windy City reminded me of one of Orange County’s best, but ...

Q. What is the best way to overwinter elephant ears? In an unheated attached garage with plenty of light? And what happens when they flower, as a few of my really big ones are doing now — is that bulb ...