I am looking for some of the dark colored Elephant ears, or anything more exotic than the common green ones. I have some daylilies, hosta, an interesting small brown with purple beard iris, white trilliums and other zone 4 hardy plants. I don't know much about the elephant ears but do know I like them!

i am looking for some Black Magic Elephant Ears, i would be happy with just a SINGLE bulb....i have a pretty decent list of plant seeds that i could send..the seeds are... -Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes -datura -pyracanthia -four o' clocks (color mix, mostly pink) -Blue Delphinium -gazania (sunshine color mix) -rose colored HARDY hibiscus -purple/yellow columbine -pink coneflower -jerusalem cherry -lemon cucumber since i can't get notices of topic replies for some reason, even when the box to do so is cheked...just email me if you are interested in a trade..caninegardener87@aol.com

Thank you all very much for helps. The stone is off from my heart now after reading your answers. I have always only had house plants. They have always been green and pretty all the time. This year is my first "real gardening outdoors." Without much experiences, every little unusual sign scares me. Well, I like how donnabaskets put it "Either way, the plants don't look near death." OK...At least, they are not going to die.....Thank god.. Actually the hosta was getting too much sun, although it was behind the house and supposely in the shade. However, I found that there was still too much sun there. They were turning brown always. Then, I just transplanted the hosta and the astilbe to where they are now. They were turning brown even a little more. It's Nov, and it still feels like late summer during the day. It starts getting a little cooler at night, so they are probably not cold stressed. Anyway, either way, I should not be scared now. :-) Thanks everyone.

GardenWeb Members, I just seperated my green "elephant ear" taro (yes, these grow in ponds!!!) and got several "pups" off of it. I am interested in trading one of these plants for a water lily that I do not have or a kewl bog plant that I do not have such as Powdery Thalia, Red Stemmed Thalia, Aztec Arrowhead, Silk Stockings Arrowhead, Double White Arrowhead, Interesting Taro that I do not have, Star Grass, NAMED LA Iris, Golden Club, or a similar plant. If you would like to see what all I have so you know what not to inquire about, go to my plant list at www.geocities.com/lucasdalderson/myplants.html. Feel free to browse around the rest of my site... That is what it is there for. If you would like to trade, email me at lucasdalderson@yahoo.com. Please, no FOR POSTAGE INQUIREES and I only want NAMED WATER LILIES. Thanks for your interest in trading. Also, I have several other pond plants and would combine two or three of them for trading for a tropical or interesting hardy water lily. Simply inquire to find out. Happy ponding, Lucas D. Alderson www.geocities.com/lucasdalderson