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The large, flat leaves resemble the big, flopping ears of an elephant and add a lush tropical feel to the garden. Start elephant ear plants from bulbs in the fall in rich, damp soil. Once in the ground, the plant grows back each spring from the bulbs in the soil. Choose a site to grow elephant ear plants in filtered sun to part shade in a location protected from wind.
Elephant ears are cousins of caladiums - generally they are much bigger and you won't find as many varied colors in the leaves. The family is divided into two main categories - Alocasia, where the leaves are usually upright as pictured, or Colocasia where the leaves tend to bend downward. Many of the corms and stems of elephant ears plants are edible, Dasheen in the Indies and Poi in the Pacific islands come from these plants.