Elephant ears tend to prefer partial shade or bright, indirect sunlight. The ideal temperature for elephant ear plants to bloom is between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. If you're planting your ...

The elephant ear plant provides a bold tropical effect in nearly any landscape setting. The plants come in a wide variety of colors and sizes, and many are well-adapted to growing in containers.

At times, Houseplants 101 turns its eye on plants that are more well-known for growing outdoors than indoors. One example is caladium, or elephant ear plants. Their large leaves make a wonderful ...

A. Elephant ears, or taro plants (Colocasia), include six species of tuberous perennials from tropical Asia, grown there as a staple food. The Hawaiian food poi is made from the tubers.