Which Side is Up When Planting Elephant Ear Bulbs?

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Elephant ear plants prefer light shade. image by mrmac04: morguefile

Plant elephant ear bulbs with the blunt end down in moist soil. This end should be rough and may have root buds, while the top of the bulb is rounded or bumpy.

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Nannette Richford is an avid gardener, teacher and nature enthusiast with more than four years' experience in online writing. Richford holds a Bachelor of Science in secondary education from the University of Maine Orono and certifications in teaching 7-12 English, K-8 General Elementary and Birth to age 5.

Photo by: mrmac04: morguefile

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Which Side is Up When Planting Elephant Ear Bulbs?

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