Elephant ears - mine turn to mush!
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Diane Shafer
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Every year I plant elephant ears. Do you take them out of the ground at the end of the season or leave them in? Mine always seem to turn to mush.
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That depends on your hardiness zone?
We live in south central Louisiana...cut down and leave 2'...will get tall again...We cut down and leave 1'...it doesn't get very tall...your choice...really hard to kill...good luck...
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.