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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
This has been a banner year for tropical plant nuts like 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 ...
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 ...
Dear Heloise: Several years ago, you printed a recipe for Heloise's elephant ears in our paper, the Bakersfield Californian, using refrigerated biscuits. This was such a hit at our family reunion!
A: At this point in the year, I would let them dry real well and store them. Storing them in a dry, brown paper bag or in a container of newspaper or perlite is great. Regardless of if the bulb is ...