Thank you for response! Not many, a couple maybe. Could you please, email me? I tried, but couldn't email you.

These are my notes on my first full year of dealing with my EE's, including last year's overwintering. Still I'm looking for additional overwintering tips, especially for the black EE's, of which I have quite a few. As you can see from the 'time lapse' picture series below, our Elephant Ears did pretty well this year. Once the weather here in Ohio heated up (mid 80's), the EE's added approximately 4 feet of growth during the month of August. After a frost last night (October 28), they now look awful and I'm digging them up and heading them to the basement. This will be the 2nd winter I'll be attempting to overwinter them. While I was successful with overwintering last year, I'm still hesitant that I will do something wrong. I'll describe what I did last year and any additional hints and tips would be much appreciated. The large plant pictured below was very simply, dug up and the clump put into a pot and placed in our basement which gets very little light. I watered them pretty regularly for a while but they declined until I got lazy (plus the mites set in) and quit watering and they completely dried out. Come spring they started putting up some shoots even though they were bone dry, presumably from all the energy stored in the corms. When it warmed further, the clump (and two others) was moved outside where it grew into the monster pictured. (it, and the other two, ended up about 7 feet tall with a 3 foot base and maintained about 60-70 leaves all year, with the largest leaves reaching about 5 feet long) I feel that just letting it dry out will be the way to go this year. However, I have concerns about the approximately 70 other smaller EE plants (especially the approx. 40 black plants) I have. They have been growing in pots in standing water rather than in the ground like my regular EE's. From the other posts, I'm afraid that my black EE's will suffer or die if they dry out. I do have to add that last year I had about 20 small black EE's (a couple varieties) that I carried into the basement which got the same treatment as the large green Colocasia's (watered for a while then let dry out). I did get a pretty decent number that died but still quite a few that sprung back up once they were taken outside once the weather warmed. I don't want to lose half because I have a larger number this year. Quite simply, should they be kept moist all winter even in the low-light conditions? I'll probably have more to add but this is already long so I leave it here for now. Thanks everyone.

Evelyn- I have this same EE...I think that I must have gotten it from you. It is in a pot. It seems like a death sentence if I plant it in the yard. It certainly isn't reaching it's full potenial in the shade house BUT it is still alive for which I'm grateful.

Please email me at skaz421@msn.com if interested. Sorry, I can't send plants for postage right now. My Exchange Page is up to date, nut I'll list them here too: SEEDS I HAVE TO TRADE: Canna x generalis 'Russian Red' Ricinus communis Carmencita--Red Castor Bean SEEDS I AM LOOKING FOR: Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chartreuse' Alternanthera ficoidea 'Rosea Nana' Antirrhinum majus 'Black Prince', Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus 'Rembrandt', Snapdragon Capsicum annuum 'Explosive Ember', Ornamental Pepper Mirabilis jalapa 'Limelight Rose', Four O'Clock Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red', Foxglove CUTTINGS I AM LOOKING FOR: Solenostemon pumilus, Coleus 'Trailing Rose' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Black Dragon' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Cantigny Royale' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Dipt in Wine' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Eleanor' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Religious Radish' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Trailing Plum' Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus 'Victorian Ruffles' PLANTS I HAVE TO TRADE: Alocasia--Sagittifolia--Several Alpinia zerumbet--Variegared Shell Ginger--Several Canna x generalis--Richard Wallace Canna--20 or more Canna x generalis--Rosemond Cole Canna--5 Canna x generalis--Australia Canna--3 Canna x generalis--Russian Red Canna--2 Colocasia esculenta--Illustris--3 Costus spiralis--Spiral Ginger--Several Heliconia latispatha--Heliconia Distans--3 Justicia carnea--Brazilian Plume--4 Musa--Manzano Banana--3 Piper auritum--Root Beer Plant--4 Brugmansia Frosted Pink--Rooted Cuttings, Gallon Pot--2 Zingiber zerumbet--Pinecone Ginger--Several PLANTS I WILL HAVE SOON: Alocasia--Hilo Beauty Colocasia esculenta--lack Magic) Colocasia esculenta--Black Stem Perilla--Magilla Perilla--Vanilla Magilla Ricinus communis--Red Castor Bean PLANTS I AM LOOKING FOR: Alocasia macrorrhizos--Borneo Giant Alocasia plumbea--Nigra Alocasia wentii--Hardy Elephant Ear Alternanthera ficoidea--Chartreuse Alternanthera ficoidea--Rosea Nana Antirrhinum majus--Black Prince Antirrhinum majus--Rembrandt Canna--Aloha Capsicum annuum--Ornamental Pepper Explosive Ember Colocasia gigantea--Giant Elephant Ear Fuchsia Autumnal--Autumn Fuschia Hibiscus acetosella--Red-Leaf Hibiscus Ipomoea batatas--Sweet Potato Vine ÂBlack Heart Ipomoea batatas--Sweet Potato Vine ÂMargarita Manihot esculenta variegata--Variegated Tapioca Mimulus--Monkey Flower Mirabilis jalapa--Four OÂClock ÂLimelight Rose Penstemon digitalis--Foxglove ÂHuskerÂs Red Phormium tenax--New Zealand Flax ÂAtropurpureum Phormium tenax--New Zealand Flax 'Maori Maiden' Quisqualis indica--ÂRangoon Creeper Vine Solenostemon pumilus--Coleus ÂTrailing Rose Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂBlack Dragon Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂCantigny Royale Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂDipt In Wine Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂElaeanor Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂReligious Radish Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂTrailing Plum Solenostemon scutellarioides--Coleus ÂVictorian Ruffles Tropical plants having burgundy or bright green/yellow foliage