How to Grow and Care for Elephant Ear Plants Indoors Since these plants grow best outdoors in warm weather, it's important to bring them inside when the weather turns chilly.

These are just a few of the elephant's-ears that lured the gardeners in my family to not only bring out the pocketbook but to redesign for the lush look of the islands.

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including why to use caution in handling elephant ear plants, and how to deal with downy mildew.

The Chartreuse Giant elephant's-ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) is a tropical tuber and a member of the Arum family, which includes anthurium, caladium, philodendron and pothos.

Thailand Giant elephant ear is easy to grow in full sun to light shade and will steal all the attention in your garden with its enormous leaves that can grow to 5 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide ...

Caladium houseplants, or elephant ear plants as they are sometimes called, are grown for their large, paper-thin, heart-shaped colorful leaves that are often more spectacular than many flowers.