Elephant Ears x2 for 2019 (Black Stem and Standard)
Last year I added some tropical flair to our patio containers by planting a series of elephant ear bulbs in the pots. They complemented various flowers and we mostly had good luck with them. Here's a look at the bulbs - 12 of them - that went in . I ran out of room in containers, so I put a couple in the ground, too! By July, they were starting to help fill in our containers . By August, they were in full form and provided a beautiful, almost trippy look in our containers . I was really happy with them and figured I'd use them again in our containers. So, I picked up this three pack of standard Elephant Ear bulbs. These are smaller than the ones we put in last year, so perhaps the leaves will be smaller? But, why just redo what we did last year, right? I had one "Black Magic" Elephant Ear in a container with some Night Queen Mini Dahlias last year and it seemed to grow nicely despite being constrained for sp...