General Discussion & Chat: Shes about too... #48, 1 by FruitOfTheVine

FruitOfTheVine wrote:
Thanks for that, LK.

I'm one Zone warmer than you are, Marti. You'd need to clip the foliage and lift the bulbs before your 1st frost in the Fall and replant them in Spring after your last chance of frost has passed, unless you opt to start them inside. They're in the Elephant Ear family and are grown for the showy foliage. Here's a pot I grew on the side porch last year. Pic is in August and the leaves grew at least twice as large before October. The bulbs are easy to store in bags of peat moss or cedar shavings in a closet or an area that doesn't freeze. They love water during their growing season and mine were in semi-shade til late afternoon. If you forget to water, they'll let you know it's time when the leaves start to droop over but do recover quickly, usually in less than an hour. Would you like to try a grab bag when mine come?