Elephant ears?

Can I grow them as a perrenial in Connecticut. Also when should I plant them. I know nothing about growing them and would like all the advice you can give.

Elephant ears?
You definitely cannot grow them over the winter in Connecticut. I live in Indiana and have had the same plant for about 5-6 years. I dig the bulb every year and give away about 10 each spring when I replant. I throw the bulb in my garage in the seed spreader and then replant it every spring in mid to late April.
Reply:Sure you can. In a pot indoors.
Reply:I kept elephant ears as a container plant. I put them outside in the perennial garden for the "good" season in Michigan but bring them back in for the winter. They make great container plants.
Reply:We live in the Ohio vally area and grow them every year.Last years leaves grew to 3ft long. Dont plant untill June and water often,we water every day. They wont make it past fall,but boy they sure are pretty.
Reply:I doubt you can grow them as a perennial in Connecticut. I can't in KY. I tried leaving them in the ground and had some luck in mild winters but they had to be heavily mulched with straw. I had too many of them rot. My grandmother always dug her elephant ears. This is what I would suggest.
Reply:Elephant ears are a tropical plant. I had them in Louisiana and they were prolific. They love water and humidity. They are a bulb root plant which hibernates during cold weather. I really can't see them growing in Connecticut. But hopefully you can because they are a beautiful plant.
Reply:E.E. need heat. Wait until the ground gets around 70 degrees and the air is hot.





Water them often.





It is best to replant fresh new bulbs each year where you live. Or you might want to try digging them up in late autumn and storing them over the winter months.

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