Those in zones 7 through 11 can leave elephant ears in the ground but should protect them with a few winterization steps. Here's how to prepare your elephant ear plants for winter.

Native to tropical regions worldwide, elephant ear plants become harder to care for as winter approaches. Here are our tips for overwintering their bulbs.

If the elephant ears are in the ground, cut all the leaves back to the main stem, but I like to leave the main stem intact. This is where new leaves will emerge in the spring.

Upon seeing the men, the elephant charges, flapping its ears and kicking up dust as it runs. Rather than panic, the men simply stand their ground and stare down the elephant as it dashes toward them.

A. Elephant ear, Colocasia spp., definitely overwinters in the Houston area -- and according to various sources is root-hardy in Zone 8, which includes your area.

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Elephant ears are a winter-hardy plant. They typically will survive the winters in the southern two-thirds of Texas, but extreme cold could do them harm.

Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata) is a husky but compact elephant ear with thick, shiny green heart-shaped leaves. It forms a sturdy, 3-by-3-foot clump with long leaf blades at the end of the ...

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Q: I have additional questions about elephant ears and wintering them. You said to dig them up and store them. My question is, do you remove all the dirt or leave some on? And then where is an appr… ...