My Aunt ask me to post a question for her. She planted Elephant Ears this year and doesn't know how to save them for next spring. Hers turned out so beautiful! I might try them next year so I am interested too!
If you have your elephant ears (Colocasia or Alocasia) in the ground, after the first light frost kills the tops of your elephant ears (or before, if your schedule is tight and you need to make hay while the sun shines...), you should dig them up and store them in boxes in a cool dry place, out of the danger of frost. Cut the tops off, leaving just the roots and a short piece of the stem. Although the roots to air dry for a couple of days, shake off the excess soil and store them in cardboard boxes.
I use vermiculite and shredded paper in layers to pack my elephants ears in for the winter and store them in the basement.
You can bring your elephant ears back outside for planting at the end of May.
If you have summered your elephant ears in pots on your deck or patio or in the water garden, you can bring them in, pot and all, for the winter. Just cut off the tops, allow the soil to dry out and store them in a frost free area in the dark to allow them to go dormant.
In The Garden, Cindi Sullivan
Posts: 758 | Location: Louisville | Registered: March 26, 2003
Originally posted by mawz: My Aunt ask me to post a question for her. She planted Elephant Ears this year and doesn't know how to save them for next spring. Hers turned out so beautiful! I might try them next year so I am interested too!
Your aunt is a big girl. Why didn't she ask her own question???
My Aunt has a hard time with her computer. So she asked me to ask Cindi since I tell her about how good Cindi is about answering our posts. I love my Aunt very much and did not mind to help her out with something that would make her happy.
