Large elephant ear plants , and a cold snap..are they dying?

i have two large elephant ear plants that are great but we had a cold snap and it droped down to about 20 degrees .. and now it looks like they are dying ....





does anyone know if they will come back . some parts look healthy adn some parts look like it it dead or dying ... and information on how to take care of them ... from this point .

Large elephant ear plants , and a cold snap..are they dying?
they should come back just fine but next time tent them!
Reply:This is tough, if they were taro plants, another elephant ear, then yes they'd come back. Being caladiums, it's touchy. Depends on duration of cold. Yes, you may lose all the leaves, but hopefully they will return.
Reply:dig up bulbs and try again next yr put in dark place wrapped in burlap or paperbag. good luck
Reply:They are tropical plants and not cold hardy. If you can get out there, you might go dig them up and store them over winter, only to replant again spring. They are actually taro root! They should be treated as annuals in the north.
Reply:We just had a freeze in Tampa, fl. I cut back the dead leaves and new ones are already growing back. It all depends on how deep the freeze went into the ground. Mulching will help protect them in the winter months.
Reply:In my zone 6b garden they die back with the first good frost, and we dig and store them until spring. It does not hurt them to have the leaves killed back. Just cut them off and they should sprout again pretty quickly.
Reply:they might come back sounds like frost cover them from now on when you have a cold spell wait till spring and hope for the best good luck
Reply:Elephant Ears cannot tolerate the cold. They are probably dead. Don't know where you live, but I am in the midwest USA and I plant mine in the spring after the last frost and take them up before the first frost in the fall.