One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The elephant ear ...

No matter where you go this summer, the tropical look will be hot, and one of the key ingredients to this Caribbean style garden is the elephant ear, the drama queen of the landscape. With leaves that ...

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 ...

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 ...

They're no longer commonplace or just ordinary green. Elephant ears are becoming the drama queens in our tropical gardens. Many Houstonians know these as the enormous leaves of Colocasia esculenta, ...

Q: My tall elephant ear plants folded when hit by the freeze. Will they come back? Should I cut Mexican heather all the way back? — R.S., Houston A: Cut the soggy elephant ears back. They'll likely ...

Q. My elephant ears are chewed up. What could be doing the damage? — Patricia Agramonte, Tamarac A. The most likely candidates are caterpillars, weevils and beetles. Try some Bayer’s Advanced Tree and ...