Add a tropical touch to your garden or a decorative backdrop to your indoor space with elephant ear plant For a statement-making tropical addition to your garden or houseplant collection ...

About This Episode One reader struggles with their summer hydrangeas. Plus, Grumpy’s plant of the week. Question Of The Week "My hydrangeas will not leaf out on the old branches. All new growth comes ...

Q: I was surprised to see you say elephant ears aren’t hardy ... Rhubarb (Rheum) is another option. Look for solid stems and plants that reach about 18 inches tall. The flowers appear on ...

Going to the Caribbean may not be feasible, but thanks to plants like elephant ears, our gardens can look like Jamaica or Martinique. All you will need is jerked chicken on the grill.

My time in the Windy City reminded me of one of Orange County’s best, but most underused, summer plants ... Perhaps elephant ears feel like I do: Chicago is a nice place to visit during the ...

Going to the Caribbean may not be feasible, but thanks to plants like elephant ears our gardens can look just like Jamaica or Martinique. All you will need is jerked chicken on the grill.

He’s especially a fan of plants with big ... Another tropical bulb, caladiums look more like modest-sized elephant ears, except they come in beautifully variegated blends of green and white ...

How cold is too cold for elephant ear plants? Like many other tropicals, elephant ear plants begin to suffer at temperatures below 50°F. A light frost (a few hours at 32°F) can cause their ...

Tropical plants, like elephant ears, just scream for attention and attract interest in any landscape. Most gardeners love elephant ears because they are easy-to-grow tropical plants that make a ...

I bought something on sale after Christmas called an "elephant ear" or Alocasia ... fertilizer (something like 10-10-10 or 20-20-20). For outside growth, just plant the dormant bulb about 8-10 ...

At times, Houseplants 101 turns its eye on plants that are more well-known for growing outdoors than indoors. One example is caladium, or elephant ear plants. Their large leaves make a wonderful ...

The Alocasia plant, also known as elephant ... They both do die back in the winter, like most perennials, but the management is quite easy. Elephant ears, bananas, hoja santa and other large ...