Today's video is about overwintering and winter care for Colocasia esculenta, the big leaved Elephant Ears plants (known as Taro or Eddoes in Asia) that I use for that jungle effect alongside cannas, bannas, grasses and tree ferns in my UK tropical style garden. I go through the winter care required for other varieties including the hardy 'Pink China', the more tender black and colourful varieties and why I think it's easy to dry store Colocasia esculenta. I've overwintered them before as a houseplant but in warmer summers they definitely get big so dry storing them seems to be a reliable method of keeping these plants for next summer without taking up loads of room. As always, if you want to know any more then just leave a comment and I'll get back to you, thanks.
0:00 Intro
0:36 Colocasia 'Pink China' & esculenta varieties for UK Gardens
2:32 Colocasia growing in my UK Tropical Style Garden
4:06 Can Colocasia esculenta be overwintered in the ground?
5:45 Can Colocasia esculenta be overwintered in a just frost-free polytunnel or greenhouse?
6:20 Colocasia winter care as a houseplant
7:45 When to bring in Colocasia esculenta Elephant Ears plants for winter
8:50 Digging up & Overwintering Colocasia esculenta
10:17 Preparing and dry storing Colocasia esculenta over winter
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