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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I took some elephant ears and banana plants from Thibodaux and planted them at ...

Q My elephant ears have produced at least two blooms in recent weeks. I wasn't aware that elephant ears would bloom until these appeared (a nice surprise!). Is blooming very common? A Elephant ears ...

Q: I've always admired the exotic tropical look of elephant ears in a landscape. What’s involved in propagating them? – R.T., Springfield Answer by Master Gardener Rose Utley. Elephant’s ears ...

Q A friend of mine is moving to a more northern state and gave me a bunch of elephant ears they had dug up. What do I do with them? Do I replant, or store them? If I store them, how? A While most ...

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

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 ...