Elephant ears pair well with other tropical plants, so choose a variety to create a colorful garden. Look for sweet potato vine, coleus, begonias, canna, impatiens, and caladium.

Gardening pros lay out a complete guide to caring for tropical elephant ear plants indoors, from soil and watering to issues like yellow elephant ear leaves.

Q: Can you tell me how to preserve my elephant ear plant over the winter months? — Carol Torok A: Elephant ears are great summer plants, and add tropical flair to any garden. They are also ...

These bold tropical plants are starting to look crispy now that our first freeze has passed, but this is the perfect time to prepare them for winter storage so they can grow even bigger next year.

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 ...

This has been a banner year for tropical-plant nuts like me 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 ...

Elephant ears, along with other members of the arum family all contain crystals of calcium oxalate which can cause burning and swelling of the mouth if eaten, and contact dermatitis in some people ...

Q: I often see big elephant ear plants being used in commercial landscapes. What happens to the plants in winter?