Elephant ears - mine turn to mush!
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Elephant ears are a tender plant and a cold snap will kill them. I would suggest you dig your elephant ears in the fall. Missouri can get some cold weather that will turn your EE to mush.
I leave mine in the ground but I lose about 1/3 by doing This but that is ok with me
Mine turn to mush if we get a really cold winter here in SC but usually they are fine. To make it easier you could plant them in pots where you could move them into your garage or shed for the winter. If you don't have either of those maybe you could store them under your house for the winter. You gotta remember that these are semitropical plants, not intended for our climates, so we're pushing the envelope here but I love them too so I feel like it's worth the risk! Good luck!
Thanks, Sylvia. We are in Missouri and can get some icy and cold weather. I'll take them out this fall.