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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Royal Hawaiian Maui Gold elephant ear is a vibrant green plant that thrives in zones 8 and warmer. The plant can grow up to 48 inches tall and wide, making it an excellent backdrop for other plants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add a tropical touch to your garden or a decorative backdrop to your indoor space with elephant ear plant These tropical Asian ...

Elephant ears are plants that make me feel like I’m stranded on a wonderful tropical island. When I lived and gardened in the Hidenwood section of Newport News, I had elephant ears that grew as tall ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...