One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The elephant ear ...

Q. I have a small aquatic tub garden with a huge `Black Magic’ colocasia plant. How can I save this plant for next year’s garden? –Marya Piedra, Evanston A. Colocasia esculenta `Black Magic’ is a ...

The Alocasia plant, also known as elephant ears, is hardy for North Texas. (Howard Garrett/Special Contributor) Alocasia and Colocasia, better known as elephant ears, are impressive plants with ...

I can still taste the bowl of minestrone Genovese that I devoured on my last trip to Italy. Maybe it's because so many of us travel to Italy these days, but basil is one of the most popular herbs to ...