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 ...

Joseph Soltis, a research scientist at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, recently chatted with SciFri about the “words” that African elephants use to communicate. Below, Soltis has addressed a few of your ...

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 ...

If you are looking to add a touch of the tropics to your garden, or to make a bold statement, try one of the plants commonly called “Elephant Ears.” Aptly named because the large leaves look like they ...

If your opinion of elephant ears is largely shaped by the ones you see growing around drainage ditches, it’s time to rethink these plants. Lovely species of Alocasia, Colocasia and Xanthosoma (which ...