Elephant Ear Question

[lesa]

I have accidentally left a few in the ground- they rot nicely by spring! As Canesisters says- super easy to store. Just dig and wait for spring!

 

[lesa]

Glad you posted that pic, thistle! I just love the way they turned out!

 

[ninnymary]

Thistle, I forgot to ask, how long did they last?

Mary

 

[journey11]

I never dig my glads anymore, so I was hoping I could get away with something.

The poor dahlias might stand a better chance if I left them be...LOL. I end up killing most of them in storage. And I killed my red passion vine that had to come inside for winter too.

 

[thistlebloom]

I never dig my glads anymore, so I was hoping I could get away with something.

The poor dahlias might stand a better chance if I left them be...LOL. I end up killing most of them in storage. And I killed my red passion vine that had to come inside for winter too.

Yeah, if plants could talk.... I'm a regular hit man with my starts some years, and I don't dig and store anymore. I dug my clients EE's and brought them home to store for this year, left them in the garage for the fall, and forgot about them.
Found a messy ball of slush later on. They aren't real forgiving. I guess it worked out okay though, because Mr. Client told his wife, who told me, that I was not to plant those again.
Gotcha, no worries, you won't be seeing those again.

@ninnymary, they lasted all summer until the first frost. I thought they were gorgeous and was really impressed with their size and drama.

 

[lesa]

When I was at my friends greenhouse, she had huge ee's. I was impressed. I asked her when she planted them, and she said they were several years old. She brings the whole container in for the winter. I like that idea! They have such a great tropical look, they would be fun to look at in January. Said you need to watch for white flies.

 

[ninnymary]

I can't wait to try them next year. Wonder how they would do here? My angel trumpet never dies down in the winter. It would be great if I could just leave them in their pot year round. I'm kinda lazy and would forget them in the shed for future planting. Somebody remind me that I want them come next spring because I just might forget that!

Mary

 

[Ridgerunner]

Mary, why don't you try an experiment. Plant some in the ground and leave them. See what they do. In New Orleans I put some in the ground. They not only came back every year, they multiplied like crazy. They would die down in the winter but come back with a vengeance. You can bring some in if you want overwinter, but what do you have to lose if you leave a few in the ground and see what happens?

 

[thistlebloom]

I can't wait to try them next year. Wonder how they would do here? My angel trumpet never dies down in the winter. It would be great if I could just leave them in their pot year round. I'm kinda lazy and would forget them in the shed for future planting. Somebody remind me that I want them come next spring because I just might forget that!

Mary

it's certainly not too late to grow them this year Mary. Not starting from bulbs of course, but the nurseries around here that sell more of the decor type garden supplies always have some potted up. I saw some of the black ones yesterday, now
those have drama!

 

[lesa]

Saw the bulbs at Home Depot today for 50 percent off...just sayin.