Elephant Ear Winter Plant Care - Colocasia esculenta

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Growing tropical plants in the garden is so much fun! One of the best tropical plants to grow is definitely Elephant Ears, or Colocasia esculenta. These grow from large corms into magnificent plants very quickly. But since they are tropical they need proper care in the winter to ensure they grow each year. In this video I demonstrate how to care for your Elephant Ears over winter so you can enjoy them year after year. #elephantear #tropicalplant #gardening
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@mr.pharmaceutical481 6 месяцев назад

Before the Frost come Here in Michigan I cut mines back, bury the corm & root system deeper, cover it up with leaves or mulch…They triple in size every year!

@plantvibrations 6 месяцев назад

I love that! Thanks for sharing your overwintering technique

@bronsonperich9430 6 месяцев назад

Do u eat them?

@mr.pharmaceutical481 6 месяцев назад

@@plantvibrations no problem

@mr.pharmaceutical481 6 месяцев назад

@@bronsonperich9430 nahh I jus grow them bigger every year

@timsolomon8352 3 месяца назад

I've been wondering about that, im in zone 7b and yet they come back smaller each year. Last year only growing to like 4 inches tall , from 6 ft tall. I must not be burying them deep enough.

@NewMindGarden Год назад

Absolutely amazing 🎈🎈🎈🎈

@plantvibrations Год назад

Yes I love these plants!

@theolbigjim Год назад

I'm so glad you did this video, Devin! I've overwintered my giant elephant ears in the ground for the past four years. Now, I need to dig them up and separate them because they're getting so crowded. Now, I know what to do thanks to someone I trust. Thanks again for all your informative videos. Oh, and you're rocking the new hair! Looks good!

@plantvibrations Год назад

Awesome Jim! I'm glad to hear the video was helpful! and thanks, the bleach hair making me feel like a kid again

@brucejones1788 Год назад

@@plantvibrations hello

@user-dl6pz4yz7m 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much. I'm going to be sad to dig it up, but I will look forward to planting next year.

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

You can do it!

@zombiezool 6 месяцев назад

gorgeous and ace video.

@plantvibrations 6 месяцев назад

Many thanks!

@brucejones1788 Год назад

Great job 👍

@plantvibrations Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@juleah7829 3 месяца назад

Thank you, great video

@plantvibrations 3 месяца назад

@summergirl718 Год назад

It’s very tasty 😋 especially the tubers ❤

@plantvibrations Год назад

I need to try!

@brucejones1788 Год назад

@@plantvibrations stop! lol

@user-ly3ju6qw2g 9 месяцев назад

هل هذه النبته تؤكل ؟؟؟ وما هي فائدتها؟؟؟

@pamelaapgar8184 Год назад

I LOVE elephant ears and this year was the first time I planted them into a pot, and I brought my elephant ears inside! 🖤🖤

@plantvibrations Год назад

Ooooh next year maybe ill do the same!

@ivettesantana4319 10 месяцев назад

did they stay looking good indoors? Dont they need a lot of humidity and heat for that?

@pamelaapgar8184 10 месяцев назад

@@ivettesantana4319 they weren’t that full in the winter but I had a grow light on them and this spring they really took off and with the humidity they got burnt

@user-ly3ju6qw2g 9 месяцев назад

ما فائدة هذه الاوراق؟؟؟

@merelschermer3788 10 месяцев назад

Hey, do i need to cut back an indoor elefant ear for winter in the same way? I recently got an elefant ear cutting. In 4 weeks it has tripled in size, grew 2 new branches. i keep it indoors and in a vase of water and it seems really happy. I want to transfer it to a big tranparent glass jug filled with water put a grow light on it during winter. Temprature in my house will drop to about 14 - 17 c or 57 - 62 F ( heating is expensive due war / cost of living )

@plantvibrations 10 месяцев назад

I keep my house at the same temp and my plants love it. No need to cut back plants if they’re growing happily indoors

@Noommie-Loves-Nio 9 месяцев назад

Here in Oklahoma. Just let in the ground and they will be back every year. Be cautious about not well drained soil. They will die if water not drained.

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

Lucky! i wish i could leave mine in the ground here

@jjsworld6185 Год назад

Hi Devin, some of mine are still planted in pots outside, and my area (Buffalo) had an intense snow storm last week. Do you think that it’s too late to store the bulbs?

@plantvibrations Год назад

i saw how crazy that storm was! the snow may have in fact insulated the bulbs. the real threat is cold temperatures. i'd recommend digging them up and if they're still firm then they should be alright

@jjsworld6185 Год назад

@@plantvibrations Thank You, I’ll grab them today. One of my plants dates well over a century (maybe several centuries), it belonged to my Grandmother who lived in the southern part of the country. My aunts removed bulbs, to propagate and shared with family members in the northern cities. The main plant I grow indoors, but this year I divided it & planted a couple of outdoors. I appreciate your help, Happy Holidays Devin!

@sherylptccm6122 Год назад

Great ears in 6b! Any plan for next year yet? More in ground? Or containers?

@plantvibrations Год назад

I think ill plant more in the ground next year!!

@charlesbailey5579 8 месяцев назад

Only been doing it a few years, but, I will wait til after the first light frost, take all the dirt and roots off, dry them up in the garage for a week and, then put them in the basement, covered in paper bags, until around Memorial Day (live twelve miles south of Philadelphia). They are multiplying.

@plantvibrations 8 месяцев назад

ThAts awesome! Thanks for sharing your technique

@crazy4beatles 8 месяцев назад

I just rescued some from a neighbor, but he’d already cut off the roots. Is it possible to overwinter just the corms? Are the instructions any different?

@plantvibrations 8 месяцев назад

yes you can do that, just follow the same method

@sonnybaker8100 10 месяцев назад

What are the other plants you have in those pots in the foreground at the end of the video?

@plantvibrations 10 месяцев назад

Hi, those are my overwintering Agapanthus!

@CHEM8996 7 месяцев назад

Any suggestions on flowering elephant ear plants? I've read cut them to give the main leaves nutrients. Thanks for the video

@plantvibrations 7 месяцев назад

I think the main thing is to grow them outdoors year round and it’ll happen naturally

@cathynelson2139 7 месяцев назад

Unfortunately I cant in Ohio but the plant has been thriving indoors....I leave outside in the summer....thx for replying

@Sektor1 Год назад

I am new to this plant and I just got a specimen from a local hobbyist farmer, it was harvested from a location right on a local creek's shore, directly from the ground, and I want to try and pot it up for indoor cosmetic usage. It happens that something is not right with it, the leaves lack stiffness, and they are very soft and droopy, they don't stay open at all, some of them I figure might be young, although they are already wider than my hand, but they are all floppy and curled in. The cutting was taken including roots and all, but still, how can I help them spruce up?

@plantvibrations Год назад

It sounds like the most likely reason is that it’s trying to regenerate new roots and cannot yet transfer sufficient water to the leaves. Cut all the leaves back and allow it to start over. The droopy leaves will never regain strength

@Sektor1 Год назад

@@plantvibrations the plant was cut from the ground and handled to me just this morning, it was already like this, but yes, it sure looks like it's starved, even though it was right there beside the creek, can it be that since there were so many of them, this one somehow had stopped getting enough water for some time? Anyway, if I were to cut the leaves, how far down would I do it? It's kinda tall already, a meter or so.

@ms.lizzypoulos9276 Год назад

Hi Devin! Would the leaves survive if you had dug them up with the leaves and potted them to bring inside? Also I hope you put those leaves in water inside to enjoy!! 😆

@plantvibrations Год назад

It depends! They may go thru some shock and wilt but it’s worth a try! My leaves were so ratty that I just sent them to the compost

@lostineggsaisle 11 месяцев назад

If you get them in the pot immediately they should be fine. My mother in law moved into a new house and there was the biggest elephant ear plants I have ever seen growing behind and out from under the air conditioner. It HAD to be moved ASAP. I dug it out. It had started as one bulb and spread to an area that ended up being over a foot and a half wide. We split them and moved them. I took some and she kept some. Mine didn't skip a beat. No wilting or anything. Now, they're huge. This all took place about a month ago. I don't know if this is normal, but I would assume it's not out of the ordinary because I didn't do anything special when transplanting them. I also have one that grew from a bulb and it has I don't know how many off shoots from it now. Now, I'm debating on whether or not I want to try and find a few large pots and bring them in or cut them down and winterize the tubers. I'm not totally sure how I want to split them up if I end up winterizing some and bringing some in this fall.

@jesseyemichell7610 Год назад

Thankyou for your vids 🙏. I'm curious of your age?Wondering the age benefits of everything you recommend.

@plantvibrations Год назад

I was born in 1989!

@clarkriccobuono3903 5 месяцев назад

I was told your suppose to use fungicide on bulbs to keep mold off. Yes or no?

@plantvibrations 5 месяцев назад

that can definitely be helpful

@4eva37 9 месяцев назад

Hi Devin- Fan here. What to do if my Elephant Ear has sprouts growing out of it? I noticed yours did in this video, but they're not mentioned and gone when you went inside to cure the corm.

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

It is best to cut them off

@4eva37 9 месяцев назад

Why? Do they drain the mother plant from energy to make bigger leaves?@@plantvibrations

@dennisfolsom6558 9 месяцев назад

I just planted my elephant ears this year and I decided to take it inside before it frost. I live in Colorado. Will it survive and get big leaves?

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

It can survive but it may not thrive

@brendamaun5455 8 месяцев назад

I am in zone 6b as well near Harrisburg, PA. I potted up my outdoor elephant ear and it's doing really well. Several new big leaves have shot up. I have it in an east window and make sure to keep it moist. It was inside all last winter and looked pretty straggly by April but came back to be a huge, robust outdoor plant this past summer.

@cgalvan1 5 месяцев назад

I have a elephant ear that is over 3 feet long. It gets linger every year. It is getting hard to plant it 3 feet deep. Can I cut it into sections or not plant it so deep? If I leave it sticking out of the ground will it be OK?

@plantvibrations 5 месяцев назад

Yes you can cut it!

@smileey2611 7 месяцев назад

I didn’t do that I crouch’s the whole thing in and grew em inside with a growth light and they are doing fine

@plantvibrations 7 месяцев назад

Wish I had space for that!

@dianedudley4101 9 месяцев назад

So, you keep them in your garage? Not too cold?

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

Yes in my garage. It stays above 40 which is necessary

@JoseMartinez-df2db 9 месяцев назад

Can I leave them in the garage in zone 5b?

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

Yes you can

@myragooden8667 Год назад

Good tip! If you knew how I stored mine you would pass out. Lol!

@plantvibrations Год назад

haha how do you store yours?!

@myragooden8667 Год назад

@@plantvibrations ok, don’t judge. I put the whole pot under the house where it is warm, well this is an experiment I put a big banana tree under there and it was white when I took it out and the leaves turned green after a couple of days. So I will let you know how this turn out Lol!

@deborahslowery6128 Год назад

Luckily I don’t have to dig mine out here in Texas, they will be nice a snug in the ground.

@plantvibrations Год назад

You are lucky!

@otabekxojimatov7447 Год назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@brucejones1788 Год назад

Hello, why not bring that beautiful healthy plant inside until spring?

@plantvibrations Год назад

You totally can. I don’t have enough room

@scottjones4888 5 месяцев назад

where did u buy elephant ears corms

@plantvibrations 5 месяцев назад

I have some unique elephant ears at plant-vibrations.com

@ysabelpaige421 Год назад

♡♡♡♡♡♡

@plantvibrations Год назад

🙌🙌🙌

@nicholasgerman5376 9 месяцев назад

You don't trim off the roots?

@plantvibrations 9 месяцев назад

You can, either way is fine

@gracieshomeandgardens5089 Год назад

All parts are edible.backhome we ate that plant.was never a house plant at all. But be careful handling them because it can cause skin irritations.over all love that plant..we called it(abalong)

@plantvibrations Год назад

I knew the tubers are edible but didn’t know the leaves too! What would you do with the leaves??

@gracieshomeandgardens5089 Год назад

@@plantvibrations you can cook the leave and stems fresh or dried..we cooked it with coconut milk and lots of ginger and garlic..also the runner is the best..adobo style.

@brucejones1788 Год назад

Hello, you mean to tell me I've been throwing away my dinner? 😂

@gracieshomeandgardens5089 Год назад

@@brucejones1788 yes.😂

@zombiezool 6 месяцев назад

absolutely stunning nice joggers.

@plantvibrations 6 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!