elephant ears

I live in zone 6 what is an elephant ear I can plant.zip code is 44216 thank you…………….charlieboi1936@gmail.com

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 01/26/2018 @ 6:49 am

Colocasia “Pink China” appears to be the most cold-hardy elephant ear. It can survive the winter in zone 6 if you cover the ground with mulch to give it some protection. All the other elephat ears should be able to grow in zone 6 as well, but you’ll have to dig up the tuber in the fall and store it indoors, since otherwise it will freeze during the winter. Here’s how to overwinter them:

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