Elephant Ear in Ottawa - Winter Storage (have paper winter elephant)

I have quite a few "elephant ear" plants in my garden in Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada, where the climate zone is 4+.

I want to find out if the plants can be stored in my garage in a
plastic box over the winter.

In the past winters, I stored them in my basement in paper bags....a
bit more work.

Thanks.

No freezing temperatures.
A box of wood shavings or shredded newspaper works well.
Pry them up as soon as frost blackens the leaves , dry them off and store them.

I have some Elephant Ears calladiums that have survived minor frosts in the
ground here in SE Virginia.

what I mean is they died back to the ground but they came back in the
spring. not sure if that's what you want ...

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1 8th November 01:59 jedi1648 External User Posts: 1	Elephant Ear in Ottawa - Winter Storage (have paper winter elephant) I have quite a few "elephant ear" plants in my garden in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where the climate zone is 4+. I want to find out if the plants can be stored in my garage in a plastic box over the winter. In the past winters, I stored them in my basement in paper bags....a bit more work. Thanks.

2 8th November 02:01 bamboo External User Posts: 1	Elephant Ear in Ottawa - Winter Storage No freezing temperatures. A box of wood shavings or shredded newspaper works well. Pry them up as soon as frost blackens the leaves , dry them off and store them.

3 8th November 02:02 salty thumb External User Posts: 1	Elephant Ear in Ottawa - Winter Storage (have minor) I have some Elephant Ears calladiums that have survived minor frosts in the ground here in SE Virginia.

4 8th November 02:03 salty thumb External User Posts: 1	Elephant Ear in Ottawa - Winter Storage what I mean is they died back to the ground but they came back in the spring. not sure if that's what you want ...