How To Care For Xanthosoma. 712019 Storing elephant ear bulbs over the winter is similar to storing bulbs from any other plant. Take care not to overwater your xanthosoma.
282021 Grow varieties of Alocasia Caladium Xanthosoma and Colocasia plants in bright sunlight and partial shade. They were there when I moved in. By contrast the roots may not stand in too much water.
1182017 Standard fungicides can take care of this issue but try to avoid the problem to begin with by directing water to the roots and not the leaves.
Bacterial leaf spot Just like it sounds this microscopic bacteria causes little brown spots to appear on leaves. Fertilize your elephant ear plant with a liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks. The smaller ones are constantly cut down by the yard guys so they never grow large. Violaceum is a tender upright perennial with edible tubers and dark purple stems bearing large arrow-shaped often purple-flushed blue-green leaves.