Moving Elephant Ear question

Ladson, SC(Zone 8b)

Hi..My husband is making me move 2 of my elephant ears that are thriving! They are already almost waist high this year. I'm scared to transplant them. I have another location where they will be okay I think, they will get a bit more sun than they are now, but not too much. How do I go about doing this? There's no way around it, it has to be done due to construction on our home. Please help.....

I have had to do that a couple years ago.
What I did was, cut the green folage down and then started digging and I put some root stimulator in the hole and planted the EE. I think that if you don't cut the folage down, then the bulb is using all it's energy trying to keep the folage going instead of making new growth.

Niceville, FL(Zone 8b)

I agree with CoCo. I have moved ees before and the leaves would usually die or look bad anyway.

Laurel, DE(Zone 7a)

I have to dig mine every year cause of the harsh winter. I just cut them back, plop in a pot of soil and take inside. Within a few weeks I have new leaves and they keep lovely all winter only getting about 18-24" tall. Now they are back outside again. Been doing this with the same plant for many years.

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