I live in S.E. VA -- Should I cut-back or dig-up Elephant Ear bulbs for the Winter??

I bought a HUGE Elephant Ear bulb (bigger than a grapefruit) from Lowe's this past May %26amp; it was a Bountiful producer (had to walk around it on the corner I planted it)! Will it survive the winter if I didn't cut the leaves back before the recent frost hit it?

I live in S.E. VA -- Should I cut-back or dig-up Elephant Ear bulbs for the Winter??
i live in east texas and i have elephant ears every year that keep on coming back and i do nothing to them at all .... except keep giving a whole lot of them away every late spring!
Reply:You only have to dig it up if you get snow in your area. In SoCal we don't get snow so we leave ours in the ground. They die back but they return every year.





Good luck :-)
Reply:No, Elephant ear plants are tropical but can be overwintered in cold climates. Just dig up the corms and keep them in a cool, but not freezing basement or garage. During this period of dormancy, keep the corms dry. Replant in spring when danger of frost has passed.

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