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 ...

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 ...

Big leafy elephant ears excel as oversized-exclamations in garden beds or large containers, sometimes both simultaneously. For drama, place huge pots of elephant ears right into the garden where 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, ...

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 ...

Q: Reading your recent Q&A about a skin reaction to canna leaves, I was reminded of what happened to me last week. While I was chopping down some wilted elephant ear leaves and stems, my right eye ...

May is the month to assemble pots and containers for the rest of the growing season. They aren’t just for summer; spared an early frost, tender container plants can still look great at the end of ...